Suffering

We are never ready to lose someone we love. 

When Mike Nappa lost his wife, Amy, to cancer, he desperately asked friends to send Bible verses, which became a lifeline and source of comfort in his hardest hours. A collection of these verses, along with some of Mike's personal reflections on loss, will bring comfort when you need it and words to pray when the pain feels overwhelming. 

Reflections for the Grieving Soul

You are not alone in your suffering, doubts, and questions. Take Back Your Joy invites you to see your life through a fresh lens as you glimpse the beautiful big picture of God’s work … because sometimes one of the greatest gifts is to have more than we can handle so we can find a deeper joy in Christ, who can handle it all.

Take Back Your Joy: Fighting for Purpose When Life Is More Than You Can Handle

When Kim's three-year-old son passed away, she found plenty of resources on grieving. She says what she really needed, though, “was someone who would give me advice for living, not just grieving.”  In this five-day devotional, Kim will share a raw vulnerability, a deep well of wisdom, and the knowledge of someone who’s been there as she walks grieving parents through the life-after-death process and surviving the sorrow of loss.

Surviving Sorrow: Devotions for Parents in Mourning

Few know the crushing depths and harsh realities of caregiving like lifelong caregiver Jessica Ronne does. In this five-day plan, Jessica guides readers through the symbolic seasons of caregiving with compassion and insight, offering support and wisdom to help caregivers embrace their sacred role with renewed joy, purpose, and clarity.

Hope and Encouragement for Seasons of Caregiving

Elijah went through a wilderness as well as the apostle Paul. Even our Lord Jesus was led into a wilderness after being filled with the Holy Spirit. The wilderness experience is a tough time in which we endure spiritual afflictions. Not only can we overcome our wilderness experiences, but we can also shorten them by the way we respond.

Spiritual Wilderness

For a long time, my wife and I dealt with our infertility in private. Only when we began to speak publicly about our ordeal did we realize that infertility affects far more couples than we knew. You are surrounded by fellow Christians who know what you’re going through, and never separated from the God who is alongside you through every difficult day. He is with us. We are with you. 

Praying Through Infertility: You Are Not Alone

There are many obstacles, roadblocks and disappointments that we encounter on our journey in life while we are pursuing all that God has in store for us. We must learn that failure is not final and that set backs can become set ups for God’s plan to be revealed in our lives. Some circumstances may knock us down, but they can’t knock us out of the will of God. Through His love, His Word, and His guidance God empowers all of us to get back up, become resilient and overcome tough times.

5 Next Steps To Overcoming Tough Times

Dr. Pamela Pyle has guided many patients in their final moments. But she began to ask herself, Is there a way to walk into the final chapters of life with peace and confidence, and with support and wisdom? Is it possible to experience a “good death”? For the next 5 days, discover what it means to end one story well, so a bright new one may begin.

Anticipating Heaven

Joseph is a popular Bible character of the Old Testament, but his story goes way beyond a tale of jealous brothers or a colored coat. Indeed, it serves as an ideal illustration of the importance of not giving up. This 5-day plan will explore the story of Joseph from pit, to prison to palace to teach how we can persevere through tough seasons.