The love we build during these earthly lives carries on forever for those of us who believe in Jesus. But oh, how it hurts when we lose someone we love.

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Hope in the grief

Have you ever experienced a time of loss and sadness that is simultaneously also filled with deep joy? That was our family this week.

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Finding Jesus in the Heartache of Loss

When someone we love loses someone they love, it’s hard to know exactly how to be there for them. Mourning has a language all its own. Thoughts on how to love well during a season of loss.

Faith, BlogJessica BrodieAugust 9, 2021Author Jessica Brodiegrief, grieving, friendship, listening, jesus in grief, how to help a friend who is grieving, how to love someone death in family Comments

Why I felt like a ‘grief fraud’—and how I got over it

Grief means we loved. As Christians, just because we understand we will see other believers in heaven one day doesn’t mean we don’t have strong feelings about their loss. And those feelings aren’t going anywhere until they are dealt with.

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