This concise guide to bereavement ministry helps pastors lead people through funerals that honor the deceased and comfort those left behind.

Winston Churchill was more than just a politician—he was the voice of defiance when Britain stood alone against Nazi Germany. As Prime Minister during World War II, his powerful speeches, strategic leadership, and unwavering resolve inspired a nation to fight for freedom.This audiobook takes you through Churchill’s rise to power, his most famous speeches, and his key decisions in the war. From the Battle of Britain to D-Day, discover how his leadership shaped the course of history....

A young boy emerges from life-saving surgery with remarkable stories of his visit to heaven. Heaven Is for Real is the true story of the four-year old son of a small town Nebraska pastor who during emergency surgery slips from consciousness and enters heaven. He survives and begins talking about being able to look down and see the doctor operating and his dad praying in the waiting room. The family didn't know what to believe but soon the evidence was clear. Colton said he met his miscarri...

Are you ready to discover what lies beyond the ordinary experience of grief?Sacred Grief offers an intriguing exploration of the far-reaching ripple effect of our present-day opinions about surviving grief's emotional roller-coaster and the unnecessary suffering our judgments unconsciously promote. You'll find comfort in discovering that there's another dimension to this universal experience--a dimension that fosters trust, kindness and compassion, peacefully heals...

Are You Going In Circles And Seemingly Not Achieving Anything? This insightful teaching on the Rewards and Successes of Goal-Setting includes...5 Ways To Identify An Enemy To Your Goal / 4 Relationships You Need To Achieve Your Goals / 10 Facts About Goal-Setting / And Much More! An Irreplaceable Tool For Those With Uncommon Dreams!

Did You Ever Ask Yourself, What is my Dominant Skill? In this powerful book you will discover the secrets that will unlock the treasures of life. Discover 38 aspects of your abilities such as...Awareness / Boldness / Joy / Limitations. This book will help the center of your expertise be revealed.

A practical and inspiring guide to transformational personal storytelling, The Story You Need to Tell is the product of Sandra Marinella’s pioneering work with veterans and cancer patients, her years of teaching writing, and her research into its profound healing properties. Riveting true stories illustrate Marinella’s methods for understanding, telling, and editing personal stories in ways that foster resilience and renewal. She also shares her own experience of using journaling ...

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...

Without an appropriate spiritual care model, it can be difficult to discuss existential questions about death and dying with people who are confronted with life-threatening or incurable diseases. This book offers a simple framework for interpreting existential questions with patients and helping them to cope in end-of-life situations, with illustrative examples from practice.Building on the medieval Ars moriendi tradition, the author introduces a contemporary art of dying model. It...

This indispensable guide to Jewish mourning and comfort provides traditional and modern insights into every aspect of loss. Dr. Ron Wolfson takes you step by step through the mourning process, including the specifics of funeral preparations, preparing the home and family to sit shiva, and visiting the grave.