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Years Later; Most Thankful for Jesus

At your home, perhaps turkey, stuffing, and football will be the same as ever—but not all is the same for you as it used to be. Family gatherings are missing your child—and perhaps, like me, they have been for some years now. Your Thanksgivings have gone through many changes. I hope that you know the comfort of Christ’s gospel in your pain—that the good news of His sacrifice on the cross for sins means you can believe and have the assurance of heavenly glory that far surpasses this earth. How good and wonderful it is to reflect upon all Christ has done for His people—winning an eternal victory over sin and death, winning us as believers ...

One Month until October 15

We are one month away from October 15, the day set aside for National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day. It’s a day to remember, to come together, and to hope in the Word. I filled some of the first weeks after my daughter went to heaven with hours upon hours of scouring the internet in the hope of finding someone, anyone, who was feeling the same things as me. I resonated with messages about the depths of pain that comes when the little one you love is removed from this life. I read of others, like me, who were marking time based upon the number of days since life had forever altered and child loss became a no-longer-unimaginable ...

Secured on a Firm Foundation {Part 3}

In the Word is a devotional series through various passages of Scripture. Click {here} to read post posts in this series.  Today we are concluding a three-week series of biblical meditations through Psalm 19, which extols the Word of God. When the sufferings of this world seem impossible to bear, there is no secure foundation for the soul other than the Word of God. Feel free to revisit this post throughout the week to meditate slowly on the Word of God. How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, Is laid for your faith in His excellent Word! What more can He say than to you He hath said, You, who unto Jesus for refuge ...

Secured on a Firm Foundation {Part 2}

In the Word is a devotional series through various passages of Scripture. Click {here} to read post posts in this series.  Today we are continuing a three-week series of biblical meditations through Psalm 19, which extols the Word of God. When the sufferings of this world seem impossible to bear, there is no secure foundation for the soul other than the Word of God. Feel free to revisit this post throughout the week to meditate slowly on the Word of God. How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, Is laid for your faith in His excellent Word! What more can He say than to you He hath said, You, who unto Jesus for refuge have ...

Secured on a Firm Foundation {Part 1}

In the Word is a devotional series through various passages of Scripture. Click {here} to read past posts in this series.  Today we are starting a three-week series of biblical meditations through Psalm 19, which extols the Word of God. When the sufferings of this world seem impossible to bear, there is no secure foundation for the soul other than the Word of God. Feel free to revisit this post throughout the week to meditate slowly on the Word of God. How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, Is laid for your faith in His excellent Word! What more can He say than to you He hath said, You, who unto Jesus for refuge have ...

Come to the Best Funeral

In this series, “Grieve to the Gospel”—we invite you to share with us together in the truths of the good news of Christ. We can tune our grief to the tones, notes, and chords we hear in it. We will still certainly grieve, but welcoming the gospel into our minds, hearts, and experience will help us to understand what the Bible means when it communicates that there is a uniquely Christian way to grieve (1 Thessalonians 4:13). “After these things Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus, and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took ...

Do You Feel Betrayed by God?

In this series, "Grieve to the Gospel"—we invite you to share with us together in the truths of the good news of Christ. We can tune our grief to the tones, notes, and chords we hear in it. We will still certainly grieve, but welcoming the gospel into our minds, hearts, and experience will help us to understand what the Bible means when it communicates that there is a uniquely Christian way to grieve (1 Thessalonians 4:13). be-tray, verb to expose to danger by treacherously giving information to an enemy to fail or desert especially in time of need to lead astray Jesus’ Betrayal and Peace Jesus ...

The Invisible Is Real

In this series, "Grieve to the Gospel"—we invite you to share with us together in the truths of the good news of Christ. We can tune our grief to the tones, notes, and chords we hear in it. We will still certainly grieve, but welcoming the gospel into our minds, hearts, and experience will help us to understand what the Bible means when it communicates that there is a uniquely Christian way to grieve (1 Thessalonians 4:13). After my daughter went home to glory, I went back to my home here on earth—and all of the time I had experienced with her while she was in the womb, felt invisible. I went home with no proof that she had been on this ...

Attuned to Love When Light Seems Hidden

In this series, "Grieve to the Gospel"—we invite you to share with us together in the truths of the good news of Christ. We can tune our grief to the tones, notes, and chords we hear in it. We will still certainly grieve, but welcoming the gospel into our minds, hearts, and experience will help us to understand what the Bible means when it communicates that there is a uniquely Christian way to grieve (1 Thessalonians 4:13). In the days after my daughter went to heaven, one of my prayers was, “Lord, I know and believe that You are good, but I cannot seem to love Your goodness right now.” My feelings ...

From the Beginning, Jesus’ Death Was No Surprise

In this series, "Grieve to the Gospel"—we invite you to share with us together in the truths of the good news of Christ. We can tune our grief to the notes and tones we hear in it. We will still certainly grieve, but welcoming the gospel into our minds, hearts, and experience will help us to understand what the Bible means when it communicates that there is a uniquely Christian way to grieve (1 Thess. 4:13). Death laying over those we love is not a welcomed sight; I despised the way it looked on my daughter; the motionless, lifeless character it took within my body; and the limpness it caused in my arms ...