by Bob Gass | 25 Feb, 2024 | The Word for Today
‘A time to gain, and a time to lose.’ Ecclesiastes 3:6 NKJV How can we help children navigate life’s losses? 1) Don’t underestimate their capacity for grief. Children are often the forgotten grievers. Their pain is real and intense; recognise and validate it. 2)...
by Bob Gass | 24 Feb, 2024 | The Word for Today
‘A time to be born, and a time to die.’ Ecclesiastes 3:2 KJV Researchers at the Colorado Institute of Grief offer us this helpful four-stage path to recovery. Stage 1) Shock. Our initial response is one of denial and disbelief. ‘I can’t believe this is happening!...
by Bob Gass | 23 Feb, 2024 | The Word for Today
‘A time to gain, and a time to lose.’ Ecclesiastes 3:6 NKJV God’s Word neither ignores nor minimises the painful realities of life. Inevitably, we, and our loved ones, will experience life’s losses: illness, ageing, death, divorce, disability, loss of independence,...
by Bob Gass | 22 Feb, 2024 | The Word for Today
‘Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.’ Luke 2 2:31-32 NIV When Jesus told Peter, “Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat,” it raises...
by Bob Gass | 21 Feb, 2024 | The Word for Today
‘He leads me in the paths of righteousness.’ Psalm 2 3:3 NKJV Life is full of choices, decisions, and options. It’s also full of people with strong opinions who will try to tell you which way they think you ought to go. If we could turn back the hands of time, nearly...
