Pastoral

This collection of 18 undated reflections draw encouragement and comfort from the Bible and from the author's own experience for those going through life-limiting illness and for their family and carers.

In this long awaited follow-up to the best-selling An Altar in the World, Barbara Brown Taylor explores 'the treasures of darkness' that the Bible speaks about. What can we learn about the ways of God when we cannot see the way ahead, are lost, alone, frightened, not in control or when the world around us seems to have descended into darkness?

When a person has been diagnosed with cancer the sense of shock, fear and trauma experienced by a whole family cannot be overestimated.

A Childrens guide for when parents decide to separate. Help children who are experiencing family break-up.

This simple book offers short items of information, support and advice about depression, each acompanied by a suggested prayer.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is not well understood by most people. It is sometimes the subject of jokes. To those who suffer it, it is definitely no laughing matter. It can jeopardise your job, your relationships and gives you no peace of mind. This book seeks to shed light on the condition, both for those who have it and for others. Its pages explore different aspects of the conditi

In Work - Prison or Place of Destiny?, David Oliver looks at how we regard our place of work: is it merely a 9 to 5 prison or the place where we fulfil God's purpose for our life?

Sensitive and practical reflections on funeral practice At the heart of this book is the importance of balancing the Christian gospel with the hopes and wishes of a grieving family, even if these wishes do not entirely fit with the minister's personal theology.

Told through a series of beautifully crafted stories taken from nearly four decades of clinical practice, Kathryn Mannix's book answers the most intimate questions about the process of dying with touching honesty and humanity. She makes a compelling

John Wimber profoundly believes that healing is fundamental to the church's ministry and life. Power Healing dramatically relives his struggle to understand the nature of healing and how it brought him to a new understanding of why Jesus heals and how he heals through us.

An expanded edition of this classic book on grief and loss--with a new preface and epilogue Loss came suddenly for Jerry Sittser. In an instant, a tragic car accident claimed three generations of his family: his mother, his wife, and his young daughter.

In 'When Is It Right to Die', Joni Eareckson Tada delves into the complex issue of assisted suicide from her own experience and the stories of others to offer a surprising answer with hope, compassion, and death with real dignity.

From best-selling and beloved author Christne Harder Tangvald comes an updated and revised edition of her classic book of comfort for grieving children, filled with heart-healing words, fresh watercolor illustrations, and practical resources that help adults guide children through loss.

How do you cope, let alone rebuild your life after a series of trials, stressful difficulties, and traumatic experiences have hit your life? Is there life after tragedy? Is there hope for you? How do you move forward into a meaningful life filled with purpose and destiny?

Losing a baby, whether through miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death, leaves so many parents lost in grief and full of unanswered questions. Zoe Clark-Coates, and her husband Andy, have personally faced the loss of five babies.

Suicide claims a million lives a year. Each one leaves behind survivors-shattered, grieving, angry, guilty and often despairing. Whether you have lost a loved one to suicide or provide pastoral care to survivors, this book will be an essential companion on your journey.

In Postcards From The Land Of Grief, Richard Littledale gives us his raw, honest and personal thoughts to comfort you on the journey through grief.

This is a book to keep at hand in a crisis, and it would also make a timely gift from a compassionate friend. What we all need most when we’re hurting badly is for someone to look as if they are trying to understand us. Help is to be found within these pages whether grief is acute, or you’re someone afraid of making a blunder and you just want to find the right things to say.

To live well requires us to die well. We cannot run away from death, but we can influence the spirit in which we approach it.

An inspirational collection of prayers by the finest spiritual writers for both public and personal use.