Life hurts. God heals. We can hope in a world of grief.

Recently I was asked to share some resources with those grieving. This post is my attempt at starting a list that may be helpful, but also one that I/we can continue adding. Unfortunately, grief isn’t going away until Jesus returns. Therefore, it is helpful as a fellow human sufferer but more as a Christian to discern ways to offer help, hope, and healing.

Thus, here are a few resource links for grief that I can share with those seeking.

• Grief sermon series (me / pastor Dave Brown) with an interview of a professional counselor (Dr. Daryl Arrington). Some other sermons: Resiliency & Redeeming Loss (Genesis 48-50) Joy From Grief (Isaiah 53:3-4), Good Mourning (Matthew 5:4), God Fills Empty Vessels (2 Kings 4:1-7), Dark Mourning Deep Mercy (Lamentations 3), In The Ring series, and some brief articles: “God’s Design For Tears”, “Hardship Ramblings“
• Griefshare groups are hosted at various locations nationally, but I’ve heard from several is helpful. 
• Books by Nancy Guthrie who lost a child, Hearing Jesus Speak Into Your Sorrow, Holding Onto Hope, One Year Book Of Hope. 
• Book: A Grief Observed (C.S. Lewis)
• Grief: God’s Help In Times Of Sorrow (Intervartsity Press, LifeGuide, Cathy Gardner Maddams & Jim Reapsome)
• When A Mother Grieves (Natasha Rapert). See also Natasha’s blog where she writes about her faith journey navigating the death of her daughter: https://natasharapert.com/blog
• Christian Counseling & Education Foundation (CCEF) resources search link. 
• Articles: How Christians Grieve (Tim Challies), Ways We Can Deal With Grief (Crosswalk), Grief Is Not An Enemy (Trevin Wax),  Moving Forward (Focus On The Family)
• A few Bible verses on grief.
• Recommended Christian counselors on our website.
• A Christian counselor’s (Brad Hambrick) resources on grief
• AACO community resource list that I’d love to continue adding resources.