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Language
English
Description
In the ten years since 90 Minutes in Heaven was published, millions of people worldwide have read the incredible true story of Don Piper's experience with death and life--and in reading they have found their own lives changed. After a semi-truck collided with Don Piper's car, he was pronounced dead at the scene. For the next ninety minutes, he experienced the glories of heaven. Back on earth, a passing minister felt led to stop and pray for the accident...
Author
Publisher
Harper One
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xx, 268 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Drawing on a lifetime of wisdom, New York Times bestselling author and controversial religious leader John Shelby Spong continues to challenge traditional Christian theology in Eternal Life: A New Vision. In this remarkable spiritual autobiography about his lifelong struggle with the questions of God and death, he reveals how he ultimately came to believe in eternal life.
Author
Publisher
Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
xii, 212 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In the excruciating aftermath of her young daughter's death from cancer, Kate Merrick struggled to find a way to live. Not just to survive or go through the motions, but to live fully. Faithfully. With real joy amid inevitable tears. To discover how, Kate delved into the stories in the Bible of real women who suffered deeply and emerged somehow joyful. How did Sarah, after twenty-five years of achingly empty arms, learn to laugh without bitterness?...
Author
Publisher
Baker Book House
Pub. Date
c1992
Physical Desc
116 p. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
We all expect our parents to precede us in death. No one expects to have to make their child's funeral arrangements. And the loss of a child brings with it a special and persistent manifestation of grief that can feel "like a stomachache that never ends." Gone but Not Lost is a thoughtful gift for a family that has experienced the death of a child. Each of its brief chapters covers one element of grieving, bringing readers through sorrow and helping...
Author
Publisher
Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City
Pub. Date
©2008
Physical Desc
125 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
How to Plan a Funeral provides practical instruction and insight to help you manage the difficult and sometimes, overwhelming choices, arrangements, and responsibilities that must be handled after a loved one dies.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
©2006
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
x, 261 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
With the spread of in-home medical and hospice care, death is once again being embraced as a natural part of life, infused with profound emotional and spiritual dimensions. The inspiring stories in Mrs. Hunter's Happy Death beautifully demonstrate that the way we die, like the way we live, makes a supreme difference - in our lives and in the lives of others. -- from publisher description.
Author
Publisher
Convergent Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 224 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
On an ordinary September day, twelve-year-old Jack is swept away in a freak neighborhood flood. His parents and younger sister are left to wrestle with the awful questions: How could God let this happen? Can we ever be happy again? They each fall into the abyss of grief in different ways. And in the days and months to come, they each find their faltering way toward peace. In Rare Bird, Anna Whiston-Donaldson unfolds a mother's story of loss that leads,...
16) I've seen the end of you: a neurosurgeon's look at faith, doubt, and the things we think we know
Author
Publisher
WaterBrook
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
259 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Dr. W. Lee Warren, a practicing brain surgeon, assumed he knew most outcomes for people with glioblastoma, head injuries, and other health-care problems. Yet even as he tried to give patients hope, his own heart would sink as he realized, I've seen the end of you. But it became far more personal when the acclaimed doctor experienced an unimaginable family tragedy. That's when he reached the end of himself. Page-turning medical stories serve as the...
Author
Publisher
David C Cook
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
253 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
How do you live out extravagant love in the everyday moments? How do you celebrate grace when your life turns out differently than the one you dreamed? Kara Tippetts discovered how to find joy in the small moments of life. She learned how to hold tight to hope even while battling intense physical and emotional pain. And she lived out the truth that God can redeem any story. In her final book, Kara offers gentle reflections on living and dying well....
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