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  • How Firm Is Your Foundation?
  • You may not understand why God allows you to experience sorrow or hardship, but you can cling to the truth of His Word.
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  • The Refuge of Faith
  • Whether by beating an illness, outliving a spouse, or just staying strong in the face of an unexpected crisis, we all will become survivors someday. But what kind of survivor will you be - a bitter one or a joyful one? Popular author and psychologist Gary Oliver talks loss and offers practical advice.
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How can I find God during times of loss and suffering? View Barbara Rainey's answer
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A Grace DisguisedA Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows Through Loss
By Jerry Sittser

Sittser explores painful events like divorce, death and illness and shows that it's not the circumstances we find ourselves in at these points of loss, but how we respond to them that widens our spiritual capacity to experience blessing and growth in the midst of grief.

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