As her body lay dying, her spirit began to travelA Second Chance at Heaven is an unforgettable account of one young woman’s encounter with the Lord of Life.A visceral account of one woman’s journey to hell and backAn ideal resource for parents looking to help a teen struggling with depression and suicideSupernatural experience perfect for fans of “Heaven is For Real” and “90 Minutes in Heaven”As a troubled t...

As her body lay dying, her spirit began to travelA Second Chance at Heaven is an unforgettable account of one young woman’s encounter with the Lord of Life.A visceral account of one woman’s journey to hell and backAn ideal resource for parents looking to help a teen struggling with depression and suicideSupernatural experience perfect for fans of “Heaven is For Real” and “90 Minutes in Heaven”As a troubled t...

Where Can You Turn for Hope When the Hurt Runs Deep?At some point in life, every one of us will face the dark pain of heartache and despair, a hurt that pierces so deep we’re left gasping with questions:Why me? Why now?What have I done to deserve this?Will the pain ever go away?How can God just stand by and let this happen?What do I have left to hope for?Writing from insigh...

At one time or another, we will all find ourselves facing a dark journey—the passage through grief. Experiencing Grief is written for a person who is in the wake of despair grief leaves. This brief but powerful book will help lead readers out of their grief experience through five stages of grief. At the end of the journey is peace and a seasoned, more mature faith.

This is the story of one woman’s triumph over indescribable pain, multiple surgeries and multiple setbacks. Her hospital experiences were in leading universities of the eastern United States. Names were changed to protect doctors and universities. Arlene’s illness was regarded by the medical profession as extremely rare. Highly respected doctors were frustrated in their inability to find answers to this highly unusual case. In the end there were few satisfactory answers. “Through the years...

In the wake of a historic earthquake in the fragile country of Haiti, Kent Annan considers suffering--from the epic to the everyday--as a problem for faith. Less than two weeks after the release of Kent's book about his work with Haiti Partners, he heard the news.Friends trapped under the rubble of buildings. Friends sprinting across the city looking for family. Churches--including one Kent often attended--turned to rubble. Suddenly Kent and his friends were part of an uncomfortabl...

Whether you're a layperson or a professional counselor, Helping Those Who Hurt will help you care for others encountering life crises such as:Illness, hospitalization, and deathA troubled marriageAddictionSuicide

Writing from a biblical perspective, Carol Cornish helps readers to discover how God is working in the midst of the deep distress of losing a spouse. She provides the reader with direction in finding true and lasting comfort in Christ. Cornish, who lost her husband of 38 years to lung cancer, encourages widows to use their widowhood for God's glory. Ministry to widows needs to be a priority for Christian communities, and Cornish equips churches, families, and friends to come alongside thos...

Father Thomas Keating tells the story of the wedding feast at Cana in Galilee in the Gospel of John. Here, the ordinary is juxtaposed with the extraordinary, for it is at this feast that Jesus performs his first miracle, turning water into wine and thus revealing his divinity to the people.

How Big Is Your Umbrella? helps those who have lost–lost children, lost jobs, lost marriages, lost dreams, even lost hope–have it out with God, and emerge, whole, on the other side.Growing out of the pain the author felt when she lost her son, and drawing from others' stories of loss, this small, easy-to-read book takes readers through a journey of conversation with God. The book walks through the things we yell at God when life is tough, and the things that God whispers back in th...

How does the heart understand grief when it is broken by the death of a husband or wife? To survive and live forward, those who grieve must find answers. Inside the Broken Heart is for anyone who has ever grieved the death of a spouse and asked 'why?' The book meets the reader at a spiritual place reserved specifically for widows and widowers. Author Julie Yarbrough survived the sudden and untimely death of her beloved husband, a prominent United Methodist minister. As a lay grief facilita...

The church does not cope very well with dying. Instead of using its own resources to mount a positive end-of-life ministry for the terminally ill, it outsources care to secular models, providers, and services. A terminal diagnosis typically triggers denial of impending death and placing faith in the techniques and resources of modern medicine. If a cure is not forthcoming, the patient and his or her loved ones experience a sense of failure and bitter disappointment.This book offers...