Death, Grief and Bereavement

At the age of thirty-nine, Christian theologian Todd Billings was diagnosed with a rare form of incurable cancer. In the wake of that diagnosis, he...

When we’re standing at the gravesite, death gives little closure and leaves many questions unanswered. Despite the common claim that “dying is just...

A Cluster of Camphire was written by Mrs. Spurgeon after the passing of her own husband. It was intended to act as a soothing balm to those who had...

From the moment of birth we are destined to die. Sooner or later it will happen! When young and fit we don't think about it, though we may attend t...

United Methodist pastor Elise Erikson Barrett draws on her own painful experiences, as well as on interviews with others who have gone through the ...

When Penelope Swithinbank's mother died tragically and suddenly as she watched the out-of-control car sweep her away, she plunged into deep depress...

When Penelope Swithinbank's mother died tragically and suddenly as she watched the out-of-control car sweep her away, she plunged into deep depress...

If life is a journey, there are few events as significant as birth, marriage and death. These are the moments in which we experience our greatest h...

This updated and revised edition includes Simon's Reflections from a Distance, written four years after the original edition was published; he cont...

Grief is an intimate, personal pain that is often hard to discuss, even years after loss. For some of us, grief begins before a loved one passes as...

Life is painful. Everyone's story comes with unique challenges, difficulties, bumps, and bruises that leave you lost and drowning in their wake. It...

When their son Zach took a hard hit during a high school football scrimmage, Pat and Tammy McLeod began a forever battle: their son, though he woul...

This is a true story of love, loss and new life. Suzie Borrows battled for her husband's life praying for a miracle. God answered her, but not in t...

Does God have a hope to offer us in times of pain? Can God meet and sustain us even if our circumstances don’t change? One of the few guarantees in...

Many people understand that, at the end of all things, Christ returns, God will create a new heaven and a new earth where those who have trusted in...

Told through a series of beautifully crafted stories taken from nearly four decades of clinical practice, her book answers the most intimate questi...

In 2009, Charlie and Jill LeBlanc experienced the unthinkable — the death of their 23-year-old son. Their loss was crushing! It’s devastating to an...

What do you do with life's toughest questions? Maybe your parent is terminally ill, or your friend is struggling with cancer. Every human has to fa...

Presenting clergy and chaplains with unique therapeutic tools for helping senior adults enrich their later years, this book gives advice on how to ...

This is an honest, graphic and affectionately told account of the closing year of the life of a godly wife, dying of cancer. As such it is both a l...

A warm, pastoral, and personal guide to seeking the God of all comfort in the midst of our pain. Learn how painful experiences can become the very ...

This book has been written to help heartbroken parents know and feel the nearness and tenderness of God when they are facing the loss of a child. I...

“It’s cancer.” When you hear the two words you dread most from someone you care about, you know at once that your friend’s life has been turned ups...

A source of comfort for anyone who has ever grieved the death of a spouse and asked 'Why?'

Tens of thousands of women and families every year lose a baby to miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death. The statistics are sobering--between 10...

No matter what the circumstances, death shakes us to the core. It seems so wrong, and it is! We long for comfort, but we don't know where to look. ...

On the other side of grief lies renewal. And you can get there. There is little in life that rocks us like the death of a spouse. Whether you're fe...

There is always a plan. Joe Gibbs has dedicated his life to helping the “average Joe” apply Biblical principles to everyday situations, using the B...

The website churchofenglandfunerals.org offers help and advice for organising a funeral for someone who has died, attending a funeral, steps after ...

Our research shows that making choices for a funeral is often difficult for families because they don't know the wishes of the person who died. And...

In 1674, two years after his second wife’s death, John Flavel published A Token for Mourners. In it he meditates on the words of Luke 7:13: ‘And wh...

Can any good come from thinking about death? Our natural tendency is to answer that question no! But what if our meditation on death was informed b...

A picture story book about bereavement to support young children, specifically those who have lost a parent. The waterholes of the African Savannah...

Sorrow is a dark and painful road. You don’t need to walk it alone. The Bible says that “God is near to the brokenhearted,” but what does that look...

One day the sun is shining, the winds are calm, and the water is smooth -- then all of a sudden, a furious storm comes out of nowhere, and the wave...

A source of comfort for anyone who has ever grieved the death of a spouse and asked 'Why?'

With vulnerability and honesty, Jerry Sittser walks through his own grief and loss to show that new life is possible--one marked by spiritual depth...

Bereavement is integral to the human condition. Despite living in a more open society than we’ve ever known, those who are bereaved today find that...

An anthology of readings, music and prayers drawing together a wide array of resources to help craft a funeral service. Some are from the Bible and...

Deborah, a hospice nurse, speaks with authority about suffering and situations where God seems absent. She answers the question “What biblical ways...