4 Things Not to Say to Suffering People What to avoid saying when someone’s suffering is too great for words. Lynn Eib (Author and cancer survivor) Two days after my cancer surgery in 1990 at the age of 36, a friend came into my hospital room with a … [Read more...] about 4 Things Not to Say to Suffering People
Strength And Peace
Let the Light In
Let the Light In How can you bring God’s hope and light into the darkness of facing cancer? By Chris Lawrence The battle to find hope amidst cancer—as a child or as an adult—can be dark and intense. To suggest otherwise would be inaccurate or unkind. But what if … [Read more...] about Let the Light In
Hope In the Long Dark Hospital Nights
Hope in the Long Dark Hospital Nights How you can find hope when cancer and the fear of death overwhelms you. By Craig Lawrence It was my tenth day in room 2-141, not knowing if I would survive. During the day the hospital buzzed with enough activity to keep … [Read more...] about Hope In the Long Dark Hospital Nights
The Five Stages of Grief
The Five Stages of Grief Understand the five stages and how to find hope in each. By Dawson McAllister Grief. It is one of those emotions that we wish we could avoid, but we will all, undoubtedly, experience grief at some point in our life. Since the experience of … [Read more...] about The Five Stages of Grief
Hope, Patience and Prayer
Hope, Patience and Prayer How to be joyful in hope, patient in affliction and faithful in prayer. By Daniel Nicewonger Have you ever pondered these powerful words by the Apostle Paul: "Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, and faithful in prayer"? At first … [Read more...] about Hope, Patience and Prayer