Tag Archives: grief

How to get through: Struggle

Struggle: when you don’t understand Building on the discussion about sorrow, the next stage is struggle. Our tendency is to push things down and avoid dealing with him. Dealing with those difficult things will make us sad, it will be … Continue reading

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How to get through: Sorrow

Sorrow: when your heart is breaking The second part of the “Get Through” series was so powerful to me. The topic was sorrow. As Americans, we downplay sorrow. We are the self-made man, pulling himself up by his bootstraps; that … Continue reading

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How to get through what you’re going through, a series at Saddleback Church

I have really wanted to recap some of the amazing things I’ve learned in the series about getting through at Saddleback Church. I’m sure everyone in the free world knows that Pastor Rick Warren’s son committed suicide in April. He … Continue reading

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Thought for the day

This is a loose paraphrase from the service yesterday, but Rick Warren said something that I want to remember: When our children cry, the first thing we say is “don’t cry!” As though crying is the worst thing that could … Continue reading

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