The Unwanted Gift of Grief: A Ministry Approach

ISBN-13: 9780789029492 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 208 str.

Tim P. Vanduivendyk

Opis

'The Unwanted Gift of Grief' is a practical guide through the grieving process for those who have suffered loss - and those who suffer with them. It presents sophisticated but simple methods of embracing grief and using it as a path to emotional and spiritual growth and profound transformation and healing.

Spis treści

Claypool, Foreword. Acknowledgments. Introduction. Part I: The Unwanted Gift. Grief As Gratitude, Grief As Gift. Everyone Grieves Differently. Factors That Affect the Wilderness of Grief. Part II: The Wilderness of Grief. Unbelievable Darkness. Frustration and Anger Amid "Why?" Praying for a Miracle. Wrestling with Sadness and Depression. Healing: Experiencing the Light Again. And Yet…We Never Forget! Part III: Sojourners in the Wilderness—How to Help. Being a Sojourner. Sojourning with Those in Unbelievable Darkness. Sojourning with Those Frustrated and Angry Amid "Why?" Sojourning with Those Praying for a Miracle. Sojourning with Those Wrestling with Sadness and Depression. Sojourning with Those in Healing and Light. Part IV: More Ways toward Transformation. Marriage: Tough Enough Without Grief. Ways of Making It through the Wilderness of Grief. Notes. Suggested Reading. Index.

O autorze

Van Duivendyk, Tim P