Talking to Children About the Death of a Loved One
In times of deep grief, we need the hope of the gospel most of all.
We have a promise that gives hope to each and every dry place in our lives.
In times of deep grief, we need the hope of the gospel most of all.
God has proven himself trustworthy; he has proven that he often works in ways we know nothing of until his time is right.
Because of Jesus, we have become like undying seeds, so that when beaten and buried, we burst from the ground with new life.
Even as I preach the gospel of rest and acceptance to myself, those ugly performance idols keep rearing up, beckoning me to worship achievement above Jesus.
The desire to put a spiritual bandaid over every hurt hampers the spiritual development of many young people.
Joe Gibbes, Rector of the Episcopal Church of Our Saviour, offers six meditations for Holy Week.