A Family Update Four Weeks After Our Worst Day | Tim Challies

We still live with pain, tears, and suffering; but praise God, we also now live with courage, faith, and hope. All of this is possible because we are united to the living Christ, which means His death and resurrection are determinative for us, as if we were crucified and risen with Him already

Look how different Isaiah’s pilgrimage is from the five stages of grief. Instead of withdrawing (Stage 1: Denial), Isaiah boldly moves into God’s presence, asking for help. Instead lashing out at God (Stage 2: Anger), he unashamedly holds God to his word. Instead of manipulating (Stage 3: Bargaining), he tells God directly what he wants and why he

Suppose that the earthly lives she and I shared for a few years are in reality only the basis for, or prelude to, or earthly appearance of, two unimaginable, supercosmic, eternal somethings. Those somethings could be pictured as spheres or globes. Where the plane of Nature cuts through them—that is, in earthly life—they appear as two circles (circl

They grieved for their losses, then found a way to live their lives not in resignation, martyrdom, and despair, but with enthusiasm, peace, and a true sense of gratitude for that which was good.

For bereaved parents, simply getting out of bed is an act of resilience.