Bereavement category: 2356 books

We’ve all lost something. No matter what it is—a loved one, a treasured relationship, the life we thought we would have—our grief can overshadow us with its heaviness and ache. How do we get through each day? Where is God in these hardest of times? No loss is too small or too big for...

An extremely well-written, compassionate guide for the millions of people who come face to face with a death in their own families Losing a parent is a traumatic blow, and the grief can seem unbearable. But you are not alone, and you can get through this. In this first book dedicated to the...

In this paradigm-shifting book, Nancy Guthrie gently invites readers to lean in along with her to hear Jesus speak understanding and insight into the lingering questions we all have about the hurts of life: What was God’s involvement in this, and why did he let it happen? Why hasn’t God answered...

How do we respond to God, our family, and our colleagues when our whole world is shattered by the death of a loved one? For Spoken Word artist Dai Woolridge, there were sometimes no words. In this honest and personal story of grief, Dai offers a creative response to God. Working through a timeline...

Forward As a parish priest for almost forty years and as a pastor for 30 years I have had to deal with the sadness of human life in various ways. In the face of grief, words fail and trite platitudes sometimes evoke anger in one whom we are trying to console. I have often felt helpless in the...

A 2003 Finalist in the United Kingdom Christian Book Awards! Every seventeen minutes, someone in the United States dies by suicide. It is one of the most serious public health crises of modern times, claiming over one million lives worldwide every year. Those who have lost a loved one to suicide experience...

Where do you go when life as you know it is turned completely upside down? It happened to me. The life I knew and loved vanished on August 7, 2013 when my college sweetheart and husband of 33 years chose to end his life. There are not words to describe my shock and devastation. Though I was surrounded...

A true story of restored hope and God’s unwavering faithfulness.  In “The Rhode to Zimkesalia” Cathy tells her story of being born in *Rhod*e-sia and living a life that became tainted with fear, failure and loss. Her journey of life moving through *Zim*-babwe,* Ke*-nya, *S*-outh *A*-frica...

When adults face a significant loss, they must grapple with their own profound grief, and they are often called upon to nurture and support their grieving children. This is the first book to address this very common dual grieving challenge. As a practicing psychotherapist for twenty-nine years, Robert...

A powerful, beautifully written, emotionally driven memoir about illness, loss, grief and learning how to say goodbye. ‘One of the most profoundly moving and honest books that I have read. The author writes about grief in a way that is both clear-eyed and emotionally charged. Silas inhabits...

The loss of a spouse leaves an overwhelming void, a spatial emptiness that cannot be comprehended. Only God can see us through this time of deep sorrow. Life, Death, and Widowhood is a journey in remembering the past, living in the present, and trusting God for the future. There really is life after grief. Join Ann Carter on this personal journey to the other side of grief.

Each year 250,000 American males involuntarily join the ranks of widowers. Unfortunately, I lost my beloved wife after 41 years of marriage. Because of this personal tragedy I wrote Lost & Found, a Widowers Survival Guide! LOST pertaining to vanishing. Love/companionship/and special order. And...

Depth, feelings, memories, sweetness, sadness, a touch of divinity, beauty, friendships … its been a loooong time since I read a book that moves me like this one.’ ‘Denise’s book is fascinating, part travelogue, part spiritual journey. I felt I had shared her life with her.’ ‘A captivating...

The losses in our lives are both big and small, and cover a range of experiences. We leave home. We experience physical illness and disabilities. We struggle with vocation and finances. We may long for a spouse or child. We lose people we love to addiction or illness and death. All of these losses...