Books, articles, quotes and support for those who are grieving the loss a loved one. ” . . . the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.” 2 Corinthians 1:4
I love to sing about my eternal Home. Heaven is a real place. My son is there. Hans Nolywaika (January 12, 1995 - January 11, 2016) Beyond This Land Of Parting https://youtu.be/zenniBm4oL8?si=1OU3oUNIoKX1-JiN Words: Mary Bridges Canedy Slade Music: Asa Brooks Everett My Savior First of All https://youtu.be/CMFM-lpzCC0?si=Ajv-jxHaVpqlSWgV Words: Fanny J. Crosby (1820-1915) Music: John R. …
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"Death is the last enemey of all the saints; and when the Christian meets it with sacred courage, he gives that honour to the captain of his salvation, which the saints in glory can never give, and which he himself can never repeat. Dying with faith and fortitude is a noble conclusion of a life …
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I should probably save this post for an end of the year wrap up. But here are the most and least viewed posts for 2023 (so far). Most Viewed Post of 2023 | You Can Trust Him https://youcantrusthim.com/2016/09/26/the-facts/ Least Viewed Posts of 2023 | You Can Trust Him https://youcantrusthim.com/2017/10/23/betrayed/ https://youcantrusthim.com/2018/03/20/but-god-got-his-son-back/ https://youcantrusthim.com/2017/03/29/things-are-not-what-they-seem/ https://youcantrusthim.com/2021/10/07/the-safest-place-for-him-to-be/
To commemorate the seventh anniversary of this blog, I am posting the most and least-viewed posts (written by me) on this site for each year. Most Viewed Post of 2022 | You Can Trust Him https://youcantrusthim.com/2018/08/22/the-sting-of-death/ Least Viewed Posts of 2022 | You Can Trust Him https://youcantrusthim.com/2018/05/31/why-sound-doctrine-is-important-for-the-bereaved-part-four/ https://youcantrusthim.com/2021/09/25/young-man-alone/
Most Viewed Post of 2021 | You Can Trust Him 'Accident or Appointment' has been one of the most viewed pieces on the site nearly every day since it was written. https://youcantrusthim.com/2017/02/09/accident-or-appointment/ In this post: Did God Take Our Son, or Was it an Accident? Chance, Accident, Luck or Divine Providence? God is the Ultimate …
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To commemorate the seventh anniversary of this blog, I am posting the most and least-viewed posts (written by me) on this site for each year. The top post for 2020 was written at the four year mark. I believe it was the first thing I wrote where peace was outshining sorrow. Most Viewed Post of 2020 | …
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To commemorate the seventh anniversary of this blog, I am posting the most and least-viewed posts (written by me) on this site for each year. The most viewed post was written in January of 2019 - three years into child loss. Most Viewed Post of 2019 | You Can Trust Him https://youcantrusthim.com/2019/01/29/is-anyone-remembering-him-today/ Least Viewed Posts of 2019 …
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To commemorate the seventh anniversary of this blog, I am posting the most and least-viewed posts (written by me) on this site for each year. The most viewed post of 2018 is a condensed version of an earlier post entitled 'Trainwreck': https://youcantrusthim.com/2018/05/02/no-words/ There were several posts tied for the least viewed position. The first is about a …
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To commemorate the seventh anniversary of this blog, I am posting the most and least-viewed posts (written by me) on this site for each year. The most viewed post 0f 2017 adresses a topic that is on the minds of many who have lost loved ones. It is by far the most viewed post of all time …
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It's hard to believe Hans will have been gone eight years this coming January. It seems so long ago. It seems like yesterday. I still see him everywhere. I began writing almost immediately after Hans left us for Heaven and published my first blog post on September 17, 2016. At the time, I had never …
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Art, like music, interprets the great (and not-so-great) aspirations, emotions, and ideas of the human experience. Grief, being a universal and inescapable part of that experience, is a common creative theme and often expresses what mere words cannot. Here are a few selected works from around the world. In this post: Melancolie by Albert GyörgyGrieving …
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When Death Comes to a Home Our home now, with half of us gone most of the time, is like a movie with the sound turned off, or a photo album filled with pictures in which there are no people. I go outside and look around the yard; where are the people? Where is my …
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Table of Contents: Will I See My Child Again?False Beliefs About the AfterlifeEverybody Goes to Heaven, No Questions Asked. My Child is not Dead. He is Right Here with Me, I Just Can’t See Him. There is no HeavenThere is No Afterlife.How Can I Be So Confident I Will See My Son Again?How Do I …
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Special needs, special grief When there is a death in the family, the surviving developmentally challenged sibling grieves too. While cognitive impairment presents difficulties in understanding the finer points of the theological truths that sustain the rest of us, I believe the Lord ministers to the mentally disabled in very special ways as only He …
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Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD. Psalm 105:3 Your name is holy and pure. No other name under Heaven has the power to save a sinner or to raise the dead. Someday every knee will bow, and every tongue will confess that you are Lord. …
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