Religion: death and dying Books

"With intense self-reflection, unflinching honesty and courage, Melissa allows readers into her life as she explores her own experience with grief after losing her grandmother during the pandemic and dealing with a divorce. The grief, she narrates,...

As a team member of Amazing Things The Church, the origin of this book is a result of Dr. Tony Thurston finding a way to express what The Lord God gave to all of the saints who will be joining Him soon in glory. Corroborating with Elder Sharon Bright...

Grieving, especially the loss of a loved one, is a complicated and personal matter. Though we all feel grief, no two people experience it in the same way, even for the same person. This makes any consideration of the topic, both delicate and challenging...

After seeing my mom go from an initial cancer diagnosis to hospice, in less than two weeks, I realized that I was not prepared for death. My knowledge on the subject was limited to what I had seen in movies and what I had been told, which wasn't much...

Nothing could stop Doug and Linda Hulsizer from marrying on November 3, 1990. Despite their age differences, Doug and Linda were deeply in love. For the next six years, they were blissfully happy, never arguing and always praising God. But everything...

GOING TO...Helen A. Handbasket(If you are not chuckling...please look around and make sure you're alone. Okay...Step 1: Slowly read the pseudonym out loud. If you're still not at least smiling...take a deep breath, hold it...and exhale. Repeat Step 1...

Can we really prepare ourselves for grief and loss? How do you respond when your faith is tested?At some point in our lives, we will all face losing a loved one but rarely do we understand the depth of grief we will encounter. In When Your Miracle...

The meditations were written for a small church caught in the Covid-19 outbreak in the mid-Hudson region of New York State. The author describes how biblical themes in general, and Christ’s life, in particular, provide resilient hope during the...

The quick facts are these: Alzheimer's Disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States and is the only cause of death in the top ten in America that cannot be prevented, slowed, or cured. In 2015, dementias cost our nation an estimated...

I had a perfect life. I had wonderful, loving parents and a brother I loved deeply. As an adult, I had a great career, a caring and devoted husband, two wonderful children, a loving, extended family, and great friends. All that changed in 2021, after...

When my husband Dwight died suddenly, I was so broken, I didn't think I could go on without him. Losing a close family member or friend brings intense grief and depression that can leave us physically, emotionally, and spiritually numb, weak, and in...

Emma Julia had vascular dementia. This is her story - one that recounts this prayer warrior's life before the diagnosis, her illness' progression, and the peaks and valleys of her family's caregiving experiences. Questions, prayers, strengths,...

Though Christians have the promise of eternal life with Christ, as the hour of death approaches, there are still the standard human emotions that must be dealt with such as: denial, anger, bargaining and depression before individuals can come to...

On Monday 23rd February 2009, following a weekend of Bible teaching in County Londonderry, Derick Bingham was admitted to the hospital and was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia. He was given two days to live. An enormous response of prayer arose for...

Never doubt that love transcends death. Those who have lost someone  that they loved dearly can rest assured that their loved one can still communicate through thoughts and messages in nature. The author documents actual events leading up to and...

God is realigning hearts and nations in crisis.This book will allow you to hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches in this season of a modern-day Passover. A timely prophetic message on how to discern the times and know what to do as the body of...

God teaches and refines us through pain and suffering.  Author Sherri Burgess, wife of Rick Burgess of The Rick and Bubba Show, knows this to be true. After the earthly death of her youngest son, Bronner, Burgess asked, “Why?” And God...

"We lose our vocabulary for gratitude when fear becomes our common vernacular. We lose the words that matter most, and, as a result, we lose part of our humanity." -From The Color of TogetherMilton Brasher-Cunningham has written a book that...

It was years later, and they were still grieving, mourning, crying, and weeping over the loss of their loved ones. The hurt, pain, brokenness, sorrow, heartache, and heartbreak they felt in the beginning never subsided; and it never ended. Unknowingly,...

One Hope.One Dream.One Story. We all had a hope for our child, the same hopes of becoming a family, and the same dreams of the future to come. We are searching for answers when we lose a child through miscarriage and stillbirth. These times can seem...

Over the past few years, John Pavlovitz’s blog, Stuff That Needs To Be Said, has become a virtual hub for millions of people from all over the world, drawn there by his clear, compelling words on compassion, equity, love, and justice. This...

WHEN WRITER LESLIE J. THOMPSON LOST HER HUSBAND in an unforeseen tragedy, she processed her grief in prose. In private journal entries, blog essays, and social media posts, her paralyzing feelings of anguish and despair were matched only by her...

At 20 weeks pregnant Becky's baby boy was diagnosed with Trisomy 13, a serious rare genetic disorder caused by having an extra copy of the 13th chromosome. Doctor's said her son was "incompatible with life" and Becky and her husband Kevin were given the...

To embrace and experience secrets, treasures, and mysteries.We are all in a constant state of change, whether we are aware of it or not. Every movement into the unfamiliar and unknown is very uncomfortable. Launch out into the Deep will challenge you to...

A Glimpse of Grace Unveiling the Sacred in the Struggle Embark on an intimate odyssey in which Christ''s sorrowful journey transforms into a sacred pilgrimage. This narrative delicately weaves the thread of struggle and purpose, revealing the divine...

Lifeless among the ashes. No light. No sound. Shattered... Accustomed to a life of independence and adventure, McKenna finally found herself in a relationship with the man of her dreams. The two of them, his three kids, and his parents spent a perfect...

Death and grief are inextricable connected and are difficult subjects to navigate. Both are part of the human condition and is inevitable. We all will die. However, the magnitude of this grief is beyond description and not easily reconcilable when...

Why is it that a grief so well-known to many mothers and fathers is so isolating, and kept so silent? Denelle Scanlan is at it again, shining light on yet another taboo topic. Together, with her husband, and fellow author, Chris Scanlan, and...

Este libro, escrito en colaboración por nueve autores internacionales, ofrece consuelo y consejo a hombres y mujeres que atraviesan el primer año crítico de duelo tras el fallecimiento de su cónyuge. Hombres y mujeres que han perdido a su cónyuge...

It took a tragedy for Melissa to truly embrace joy.While living a life of 'fine,' she experienced an earth-shattering loss. The ensuing steep spiral into despair eventually forced her to look up.Amazingly, she discovered more than she thought possible...

Have you ever wondered why tragedies happen? How do you find hope when life feels heavy?Rebecca Leigh Gatti lived the entirety of her short life suffering from a traumatic brain injury. In a heartbreaking yet hopeful memoir, her older sister Katherine...

In a world teeming with questions about the supernatural, James Martin Gray, a renowned pastor in the Reformed Episcopal Church, delves deep into the heart of Spiritism and the enigmatic realm of fallen angels, drawing from the wellspring of ancient...

Have you experienced the end of a relationship, whether through divorce or the death of your spouse? In any case, the end of a relationship is quite a distressing event. Oftentimes, we are left with a lingering question that's too...

Where is Jesus when you or someone you love has cancer? In Divine Encounters on a Cancer Floor, oncology nurse Tammy Moser shares poignant, real-life stories of God's everlasting faithfulness amid trials, challenges, and loss. Laced with...

The book is an account of Jean's Near-Death Experience with God. Jean died on August, 26, 2013 and was given another chance of life on August 28, 2013 because of the of expertise of Dr. Jeff Rayl with the New Ulm Medical Center and Dr. Tim Henry at...

This book will prepare the Biblical counselor to aid people facing the many types of crisis situations that they inevitably will encounter in a world of sin. The counselor will be shown how to help in three vital...

Esther Kohn is a widower, a mother, but more importantly, a God-fearing woman of God. She was born in a small town in Alabama, where she learned to believe and trust Jesus under the nurturing foundation of her God-fearing parents. From her life's...

A classic in-depth, extremely honest first person account of grief from the loss of a child. First published in 1981, this book will help those dealing with a similar loss or those who wish to better understand and help family or friends who may be...

Unlike most recent books about death, Jaws of Death: Gate of Heaven faithfully presents both faces of death-its grim horror and its potential for infinite light and joy. Dietrich von Hildebrand shows that although death never loses its character as...

The theological term for "the last things" is eschatology. It is the Christian doctrine which is concerned with the final "things", death, the second coming of Christ, the resurrection of the dead, the immortality of the soul, the final judgment, heaven...