Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Valley Forge, Pa. : Judson Press
ISBN
0817014802 / 9780817014803
Description
Through powerful and moving stories from his 20-plus years experience in chaplain ministry, Griffith provides lessons for caregivers who walk with those in the valley of the shadow of death. (Practical Life)
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CONTENTS:
From restlessness to peace
The mysterious power of hope
Confession cleans the slate
Learning to see the heart
Respect the hearing of the dying
Taking a child's grief seriously
Faith-based denial
Faith traditions that care
Faith, unanswered prayer, and God's will
When God appears to someone
A spiritually disturbed Christian
Emotional and spiritual pain levels
The fear of grieving alone
Honor the care receiver's faith
Forgiveness minimizes the regrets
When feelings undermine faith
Caring for the dying agnostic
The vertical and horizontal relationships are important
Helping a grieving family
Moving from doubt to faith
The fear of God's rejection
From agitation to confession
When the one dying is a personal friend
Comfort is not always explainable
A child, a ventilator, and a choice
After words
Crippled caregivers need a caregiver
When clergy fear being caregivers
Practicing what we preach.
From restlessness to peace
The mysterious power of hope
Confession cleans the slate
Learning to see the heart
Respect the hearing of the dying
Taking a child's grief seriously
Faith-based denial
Faith traditions that care
Faith, unanswered prayer, and God's will
When God appears to someone
A spiritually disturbed Christian
Emotional and spiritual pain levels
The fear of grieving alone
Honor the care receiver's faith
Forgiveness minimizes the regrets
When feelings undermine faith
Caring for the dying agnostic
The vertical and horizontal relationships are important
Helping a grieving family
Moving from doubt to faith
The fear of God's rejection
From agitation to confession
When the one dying is a personal friend
Comfort is not always explainable
A child, a ventilator, and a choice
After words
Crippled caregivers need a caregiver
When clergy fear being caregivers
Practicing what we preach.