Death, Suffering & Bereavement

by Nick Fawcett Transform your prayer life with 365 days of inspiration and guidance.Struggling with your prayer life? Your daily devotions stuck in a bit of rut? Or are you simply looking for new ways in which to deepen your relationship with God? Either way, this is the resource for you: a book covering every day of the year, including extra material for Christian seasons not automatically covered. Here you will find material on a host of themes that speaks both to you and for you; that puts you more in tune with God, more in touch with the divine. It cannot replace your personal prayers, of course, but it can complement them, inspire them, deepen them, shape them, each prayer becoming your prayer. Contents Introduction January February March April May June July August September October November December Special Days of the Christian Year Scriptural Feedback Thematic Feedback Specifications Format - Paperback Published - January 2023 Pages - 409 Dimensions -153 x 230 x 25mm ISBN -  978-1838581473 ISBN 10 - 1838581472

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This lovely book, illustrated in full colour throughout, is suitable as a gift for someone who has lost a loved one.Revd Elizabeth Rundle writes her own thoughts and feelings in the days, weeks and months following her husband's death. Her feelings are set against biblical responses, quotes and poems, which offer hope to the bereaved person.As the book progresses, grief begins to lift, and hope and encouragement takes its place

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If you find prayer a struggle sometimes, unsure of what to say or how to say it, this is the book for you. For everyone, praying can occasionally seem more of a burden than a blessing. We assume there’s a right way of doing it, certain words we ought to use, an approach we must adhere to. In these pages, Nick Fawcett dispels that myth, offering 100 prayers that express not how we’re meant to feel but how we truly feel; not what we’re meant to say but what we want to say. If you’re feeling miserable, disillusioned, bored, tell God about it. If you’re angry with God, spit it out. If you’re troubled by doubts and questions, say so. Why pretend to feel what you don’t? Why go through the motions if they mean nothing to you? Be yourself; tell it as it is. Despite what you may think or fear, God won’t be shocked. Praying without pretence, that’s what we should aim for.Real, honest prayer. If God can't accept that, who can?- Nick Fawcett

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This Bumper Book (together with its companion volumes) draws together material from a wide range of sources and a number of top authors to create an invaluable resource for anyone seeking help with prayers, services, sermon ideas and illustrative material both for general and all-age worship.

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With Bill Merrington's experience as Anglican priest and counsellor, he provides signposts to guide and aid the bereaved on their journey through grief and loss.  The book is divided into ten themes and includes a useful list of support agencies and organisations. His approach is fresh original and user-friendly.

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Few things are worse than losing a loved one. No matter how prepared we think we may be for just such an event, the emotional rollercoaster and devastating sense of loss can still take us by surprise.In Living with Loss, Nick Fawcett's writing is both honest and direct. He does not promise easy answers. Instead, he aims to provide hope, comfort and assurance that God's eternal promises hold true, even in the darkest of days.ContentsIntroductionThe unchanging GodOur refuge and our strengthHope in despairGod with usThe wonder of creationThe cycle of the seasonsfaith, come what mayBeneath the surfaceA cry for helpThe ever-present GodGod's awesome devotionA Haven in the StormCounting our blessingsThe assurance of faithKeeping faithA love like no otherThe transforming grace of GodA haven in the stormGrateful responseA prayer from the heartOur eternal hopeThe constancy of God's loveFinding ForgivenessIntroductionLord, forgive meTaking stockPride goes before a fallTrue richesCelebrating God's goodnessFaith in actionFlawed discipleshipLearning to loveLove divineStewardship of creationGood intentionsGod's way not oursAmazing graceGiving our allRenewed commitmentThe vital ingredientGlimpsing God's presenceA faith that showsOur Broken WorldIntroductionA divided worldBehind the labelsA world in needFaith in actionPraying for othersFaith and doubtThe riddle of lifeOne people?Questions of faithFor those who care enough to show itWhen God seems distantHope in times of confusionFor the elderly and infirmThe shadow of deathOur eternal homeLiving with LossIntroductionThe pain of lossFacing the truthLetting goThe shadow of deathHonestly rememberedGetting byNew beginningsDefeat and victoryFaith in things unseenThe price of lovingThanks for the memoriesThanksgiving for a parentComfort those who mournThe promise of new lifeA love that conquers deathWe'll meet again

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Out of the experience of the pandemic comes this book by popular author John Cox to help us keep spiritually healthy.  Times of crisis and difficulty can mean we neglect our own well-being and just as our physical health needs feeding and exercise so too do our spirits.  These 28 reflections provide just that.  There is challenge as well as comfort but through it all the theme of hope, symbolised by the different colours of the rainbow for each reflection ranging from Crisis red to Peaceful blue.

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Maybe you have reached a point in your spiritual life where you are beginning to feel tired, stressed, discouraged, lacking motivation, and possibly even distant from God. You might be feeling completely wrung out. Perhaps the busyness of life is placing pressure on you, preventing you from having the opportunity to rest, relax, and more importantly, to enjoy being with God. And, of course, busyness comes in many different forms, for example: vocational, parenting, volunteering, being a carer . . . and even in terms of church commitments. Or perhaps you are dealing with, or recovering from trauma or crisis in your life. Patrick Coghlan’s new eBook ‘Rooted In God’ explores all these subjects in a spiritual and helpful way to see us all through these turbulent times.

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Themed quiet days for those of all faiths and none - by Nick FawcettIn our restless modern world, in which many seem as troubled and stressed as they have ever been, we need to make time to be still, to commune with something beyond ourselves. This book aims to help in enabling just that, offering a resource for the staging of Quiet Days or reflective events on a variety of themes and, if so wished, for those of all faiths or none. Rather than dealing with overtly religious issues, it approaches everyday matters from a spiritual perspective, covering themes as diverse as anxiety, anger, sorrow, friendship, suffering, envy, truth, loneliness and numerous others, each moving from the negative to the positive, the life denying to the life affirming. Here is a book that will help many to find the guidance in their daily lives they so urgently seek. Contents About the Author Introduction Part 1 - Beyond Dispute Part 2 - A Proper Perspective Part 3 - The Power of Words Part 4 - Giving and Receiving Part 5 - Happy Days Part 6 - Justice and Peace Part 7 - Righting Wrongs Part 8 - Truth and Falsehood Part 9 - The Valley of Tears Part 10 - A Time and a Place Part 11 - Breaking Down the Barriers Part 12 - Will You be my Friend? Part 13 - Healing the Wounds Part 14 - Life's Mysteries Appendix 1 - Adapted Prayers for use in an Interfaith Event Appendix 2 - Adapted Prayers for use in an Event for all Faiths and none References Specifications Book Format - Paperback Published - 2022 Page Count - 330 Dimensions - 152 x 229 x 21mm ISBN - 9781838581275

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Adults often think that death is a grown-up subject from which young people should be protected, but this can make the youngest members of the family feel very lost and alone in their grief. This book will help young people to seek guidance about death, funerals, life after death and heaven. It will also help adults to include young members of their family in preparing the funeral and talking about how loss affects everyone. There are drawing and writing exercises throughout to enable young people to express what they are thinking and feeling as they cope with the death of a loved one.

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Whatever the cause of our suffering and sadness, God hears the heart's cry.This little book offers words to comfort and refresh, and those who suffer can lean back into God's understanding and transforming love.Hardback giftbook with full colour illustrations.Living well in Suffering and sadness is part of the Living Well course.

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David Schofield writes out of his own many years of experience in bereavement care and funeral practice.His aim is to offer advice to those, of any denomination, who are called upon to minister to the bereaved and to conduct funerals.By sharing his own thoughts and observations he hopes to pass on his knowledge, open up the subject of grief, bereavement and funerals and bring these into twenty-first century thinking.

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