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Manchaca, TX 78652
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Lesson 7: It is appropriate to move forward with your life David Kessler shares that as he was grieving the loss of his son, a colleague (and fellow loss survivor) said to him, “I know that you are drowning right now. You will keep sinking for a while. There will come a point when...
Lesson 6: There is life after death One of our main tenets as Christians is the confidence in life after death. We see Christ’s own resurrection as a first fruit and guarantee of that life. Paul writes about resurrection in I Corinthians 15 and tells the Philippians that death for...
Lesson 4: Grief comes in wavesElizabeth Kubler Ross wrote a ground breaking book in 1969 where she discussed her working theory on the five stages of grief: denial, anger, depression, bargaining and acceptance. It has become fashionable to attack her work - especially the sequential listing of...
Lesson 3: Grief must be witnessed This past week I had chance to share with pastors who will be moving to new Methodist churches on July 1. A year ago I sat in their place. One of the things I chose to talk with them about was the grief you experience when you change churches. One could...
Lesson 2: Grief is complicated I can still remember the scene from a funeral home years ago where I was officiating a service. When it came time to leave for the graveside service the widow climbed into the open casket and refused to leave her deceased husband. I learned a valuable lesson that...
Lesson 1: Loss is inevitableWe live in a time of great loss. We are experiencing loss of life, loss of employment and loss of missed opportunities (graduation, proms,trips) and the loss of a sense of security in our world. For the next several Mondays I would like to share some observations on...