On Sackcloth and Grief Hoodies
Contributing writer Sarah Blackwell reflects on how we might treat each other differently if we literally wore our hearts on our sleeves.
Mending Broken Hearts
Contributing writer Sarah Blackwell reflects on ancient understandings of the heart and how they relate to our modern grief.
She Lost Her Husband in a Beach Accident. Her Book Tackles What it Takes to Heal.
In her new book, Shannon Dingle writes about leaning into grief, accepting uncertainty, connecting to feelings, expressing hard truths, and getting psychological help.
Raging at God After My 67-Year-Old Father Died of COVID
Carol McEntyre: It is easier to blame God than to admit we have failed one another. Read full piece
‘We Grieve’: Community Project Unites Neighbors in Healing
A plywood wall that surrounds a building site, painted with the words ``WE GRIEVE″ in massive letters, has become a focal point for people of a London neighborhood. It is there that they gather each Thursday to remember those who have died during the coronavirus
Before We Get ‘Back to Normal,’ We Need to Grieve and Pray
Like many pastors and church leaders around the world, I've been grieving the damage caused by COVID-19. Yet, God is at work. We are mindful of the promise in Paul's Letter to the Romans: “We know that all things work together for good for those
Can Grieving Via Zoom Be a Shared Substitute?
Will these Zoom memorials be anything more than empty containers for unshed tears? How many unshed tears will there be during this time, and where will they go?
Pastors Adapt Grief Ministry Amid Social Distancing
As people are dying from coronavirus — as well as from other causes that would’ve still occurred without the pandemic — pastors and grieving families face new struggles in how to plan funerals in a time when people are supposed to practice social distancing.
The Original ‘Blue Christmas’: New Advent Resources Focus on Grief, Justice Before Celebration
(RNS) — “To be honest, this has been a hard year,” Sarah Bessey admitted. As November gave way to the holidays, she sent an email to subscribers of her Field Notes e-newsletter. It was titled, “Does Advent even matter when the world is on fire?”
After 50 Years, Baptist Editor Bob Terry Bids Farewell
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (RNS) — Bob Terry, the longtime editor of both The Alabama Baptist and Word&Way, is known for his journalistic excellence, his personal integrity in the
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