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My Daughter, Her Suicide, and God

Author : Marjorie Antus

Publisher : CreateSpace

Page : 226 pages

File Size : 19,48 MB

Release : 2014-12-15

Category :

ISBN : 9781501041181

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One quiet Saturday night, while Marjorie Antus and her husband were asleep, their daughter Mary overdosed on her antidepressant medication. Despite the hospital staff's struggle to save the young woman, Mary's life was over. Mary's suicide left Marjorie wrestling with overwhelming emotions-moments of deep love and compassion for her daughter intermingled with intense anger that she had chosen to take her life. Stirring up Marjorie's inner turmoil even further were her religious beliefs. How could she possibly find God in the tragedy of Mary's death? But if she couldn't, what would it mean for Marjorie's faith in God? My Daughter, Her Suicide, and God charts one mother's course as she reconciles herself to the tragedy and welcomes her daughter and God back into her heart. Told with uncommon candor, Marjorie's moving, somber reflection on suicide and its emotional impact on families and faith is ultimately a story about love.



I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die

Author : Sarah J. Robinson

Publisher : WaterBrook

Page : 257 pages

File Size : 40,51 MB

Release : 2021-05-11

Category : Religion

ISBN : 0593193539

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A compassionate, shame-free guide for your darkest days “A one-of-a-kind book . . . to read for yourself or give to a struggling friend or loved one without the fear that depression and suicidal thoughts will be minimized, medicalized or over-spiritualized.”—Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church What happens when loving Jesus doesn’t cure you of depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts? You might be crushed by shame over your mental illness, only to be told by well-meaning Christians to “choose joy” and “pray more.” So you beg God to take away the pain, but nothing eases the ache inside. As darkness lingers and color drains from your world, you’re left wondering if God has abandoned you. You just want a way out. But there’s hope. In I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die, Sarah J. Robinson offers a healthy, practical, and shame-free guide for Christians struggling with mental illness. With unflinching honesty, Sarah shares her story of battling depression and fighting to stay alive despite toxic theology that made her afraid to seek help outside the church. Pairing her own story with scriptural insights, mental health research, and simple practices, Sarah helps you reconnect with the God who is present in our deepest anguish and discover that you are worth everything it takes to get better. Beautifully written and full of hard-won wisdom, I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die offers a path toward a rich, hope-filled life in Christ, even when healing doesn’t look like what you expect.



Healing the Wound from My Daughter's Suicide

Author : Lois Severson

Publisher :

Page : 171 pages

File Size : 16,97 MB

Release : 2013-05

Category : Family & Relationships

ISBN : 1475989326

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With thousands of known suicides taking place in the United States each year, it is very possible you have already been touched. In Healing the Wound from My Daughter's Suicide, author Lois Severson shares the true story of how her family was deeply affected by the tragedy of suicide. She narrates the story of the suicide of her twenty-six-year-old daughter Patty in June of 2005. Severson recalls a personal journey through the grief process from the perspective of the mother, father, and sister of the victim. She also includes Patty's suicide letter and selected diary entries and addresses the subject of mental illness and its role in suicides. Raw and emotional, Healing the Wound from My Daughter's Suicide provides keen insight into family dynamics following the suicide of a loved one. It shows how one family navigated the grief and healing process and found comfort through help from their community, from within the family, and through their faith in God.



Grieving a Suicide

Author : Albert Y. Hsu

Publisher : InterVarsity Press

Page : 203 pages

File Size : 35,16 MB

Release : 2017-07-04

Category : Religion

ISBN : 0830883975

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Book Description

Albert Y. Hsu wrestles with emotional and spiritual questions surrounding suicide, ultimately pointing survivors to the God who offers comfort in our grief and hope for the future. This revised edition now includes a discussion guide for suicide survivor groups.



Melissa

Author : Frank Page

Publisher : B&H Books

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 23,80 MB

Release : 2013

Category : Bereavement

ISBN : 9781433679100

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Book Description

A well-known religious leader writes about the spiritual truths and wise biblical practices he struggled to learn and put into action following his daughter's suicide, hoping it will help the church address the epidemic.



Glorious Weakness

Author : Alia Joy

Publisher : Baker Books

Page : 204 pages

File Size : 50,58 MB

Release : 2019-04-02

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1493416251

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As a girl, Alia Joy came face to face with weakness, poverty, and loss in ways that made her doubt God was good. There were times when it felt as if God had abandoned her. What she didn't realize then was that God was always there, calling her to abandon herself. In this deeply personal exploration of what it means to be "poor in spirit," Joy challenges our cultural proclivity to "pull ourselves up by our own bootstraps." She calls on readers to embrace true vulnerability and authenticity with God and with one another, showing how weakness does not disqualify us from inclusion in the kingdom of God--instead, it is our very invitation to enter in. Anyone who has struggled with feeling inadequate, disillusioned, or just too broken will find hope. This message is an antidote to despair, helping readers reclaim the ways God is good, even when life is anything but.



The Purpose Driven Life

Author : Rick Warren

Publisher : Zondervan

Page : 369 pages

File Size : 24,69 MB

Release : 2012-10-23

Category : Religion

ISBN : 0310329337

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Discover and fulfill your God-given purpose by joining the more than thirty-five million others who have embarked on a spiritual journey that started with this #1 New York Times bestselling book by Pastor Rick Warren. Before you were born, God knew what your life had in store for you. His hope for you is to discover the life he created just for you--both here on earth, and forever in eternity. Let Rick Warren guide you as you learn to live out your true purpose. The Purpose Driven Life is more than a book; it's a road map for your spiritual journey. Combining thoughtful verses from Scripture with timely stories and perspectives from Warren's own life, The Purpose Driven Life will help you discover the answer to one of life's most important questions: What on earth am I here for? Throughout The Purpose Driven Life, Warren will teach you to spend time getting to know yourself and your creator in order to live your life to the fullest. Unlocking your true purpose will also reduce your stress, simplify your decisions, increase your satisfaction, and, most importantly, prepare you for eternity. Designed to be read over the course of forty-two days, The Purpose Driven Life will help you see the big picture, giving you a fresh perspective on the way that the pieces of your life fit together. Every chapter of The Purpose Driven Life provides a daily meditation and practical steps to help you uncover and live out your purpose, starting with exploring three essential questions: The Question of Existence: Why am I alive? The Question of Significance: Does my life matter? The Question of Purpose: What on earth am I here for? Each copy of The Purpose Driven Life also includes thoughtful discussion questions, audio Bible studies that go along with every chapter, and access to a supportive online community, giving you the opportunity to dive even deeper into each life-changing lesson.



Goodbye Jeanine

Author : Joyce Wilhelmina Sackett

Publisher : NavPress Publishing Group

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 15,95 MB

Release : 2005

Category : Children

ISBN : 9781576837191

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Book Description

Surviving the suicide of a loved one is brutal. Readers can share the journey of faith and a new perspective on God's comfort and healing as they travel from grief to joy.



Where Is God in All the Suffering?

Author : Amy Orr Ewing

Publisher : The Good Book Company

Page : 134 pages

File Size : 31,89 MB

Release : 2020-09-01

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1784985503

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Suffering and evil affect us all, both at a general level, as we look at a world filled with injustice, natural disasters and poverty, and at a personal level, as we experience grief, pain and unfairness. And how we think about and process the reality of pain is at the heart of why many people reject God. Dr. Amy Orr-Ewing is no stranger to pain and gives a heartfelt yet academically rigorous examination of how different belief systems deal with the problem of pain. She explains the unique answer that is found in Christ and how he can give us hope in the reality of suffering. This empathetic, easy-to-read and powerful evangelistic book is good for both unbelievers and believers alike. It will help those hoping to answer one of life’s biggest questions as well as those who are either suffering personally or comforting others.



Fear Gone Wild

Author : Kayla Stoecklein

Publisher : Thomas Nelson

Page : 220 pages

File Size : 40,9 MB

Release : 2020-09-08

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1400217687

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A pastor's wife's shattering yet ultimately hopeful story of her husband's death by suicide, her journey to understand mental illness, and the light she found in the darkness. On August 25, 2018, Kayla Stoecklein lost her husband, Andrew--megachurch pastor of Inland Hills Church in Chino, California--to suicide. In the wake of the tragedy, she embarked on a brave journey to better understand his harrowing battle with mental illness and, ultimately, to overcome the stigma of suicide. Fear Gone Wild is her intimate account of all that led to that tragic day, including her husband's panic attacks and debilitating bouts of anxiety and depression. Despite their deep faith in God and the countless prayers of many believers, Andrew was never healed of his illness. Turning to Scripture for answers, she discovered that God uses wilderness experiences to prepare His children--including Jesus--for his greater purpose and to work miracles inside our souls. With a clear-eyed acknowledgment of how misguided and misinformed she was about mental illness, Kayla Stoecklein shares her story in hopes that anyone walking through the wilderness of mental illness will be better equipped for the journey and will learn to put their hope in Jesus through it all.