All Articles for Death and Dying

Ron Deal and Michelle Hill talk about the grieving process and how to care for yourself and others you know who may be grieving. We'll also hear from Matthew Arbo and Abigail Dodds on FamilyLife This Week.

Remarriage after widowhood creates unique struggles. Listen to Ryan and Jess Ronne as they continue to conversation on how to overcome struggles in their new roles.

Remarriage after widowhood creates unique struggles. Listen to Ryan and Jess Ronne, parents and stepparents to 8, share with Ron Deal about how insecurities can create conflict in a new marriage after widowhood and how to overcome those struggles.

As your marriage ages, is love getting sloppy? Author Robert Wolgemuth challenges you make your last lap of marriage the best ever.

Too old to run fast? You'e not too old to run well. Author Robert Wolgemuth offers inspiration to run your last lap with purpose and strength.

Courtney Reissig tells the harrowing story of the birth of her fourth child, Ben. Some problems cropped up late in the pregnancy that threatened both of their lives and left some emotional scarring in its wake.

Facing the loss of a loved one can leave life feeling so empty and gray. Ron and Nan Deal, along with Brad and Jill Sullivan, give listeners the hope that the color WILL return!

The loss of a child can leave many parents feeling there's nowhere to turn. Ron and Nan Deal, along with Brad and Jill Sullivan, share about the While We're Waiting retreats, which minister to parents right where they are on their grief journey.

Hear the stories of two children, Hannah Sullivan and Connor Deal, who both lost their lives to illness. Their parents, Brad and Jill Sullivan and Ron and Nan Deal, share the stories of their precious children and the hope they have in the Lord of seeing them again.

Our future doesn't have to be what our past was. Though we can't outrun the pain of hurts, Ron Hutchcraft explains how to face them and find freedom.

When life's circumstances knock us down, we can become hurt and disoriented, but Ron Hutchcraft reminds us that the confidence we have in Christ is what lifts us up over and over again.

The pain of loss can rip our hearts open and leave us feeling hopeless, but Ron Hutchcraft points us to our Living Hope, Who provides purpose in the midst of great loss, and hope for a better tomorrow.

You have three months to live. What do you do? Matt and Lauren Chandler faced this reality when Matt was diagnosed with brain cancer. They tell their story, and how their focus on heaven was sharpened.

We share "storm stories" of other believers, and how they walked through their own storms with hope in Christ alone.

It's a devastating loss when a loved one dies, especially when it is unexpected. Al Hsu talks about the complex grief he experienced when his father took his own life. Ron and Nan Deal talk about the sudden loss of their son, Connor.

FamilyLife CEO Chris Herndon and his wife, Mary, remember God's goodness as they reflect on Mary's diagnosis of a brain tumor in 2017. Almost a year later, their son, Charlie, was diagnosed with MRSA, a type of staph infection that is untreatable by many types of antibiotics. Hear the story of God's faithfulness to this family.

When you're faced with a life-threatening illness, how does it affect your walk with God? Sarah Shreve Lindsey talkz about a number of health concerns that challenged her faith in God.

Tony and Kelly Trent, parents of Tyler Trent, talk about Tyler's heroic battle with bone cancer and his death in 2018.

Tony and Kelly Trent reflect on the difficult cancer journey of their son, Tyler, one of the biggest fans the Purdue Boilermakers ever had.

Anthony Thompson's wife was one of nine people murdered on June 17, 2015 in Charleston, South Carolina. At the bond hearing, he stood before the killer and said, "I forgive you." What enabled him to say that?

In this episode, Ron Deal talks with Brian and Diane Fromme. They share stories and wisdom from their experience, and Diane gives insight on the challenge of entering a family that is grieving the death of a parent.

Josh and Aly were enjoying life in the early years of marriage. God was good and life was good. But when Aly was diagnosed with breast cancer they began a journey that would show them that God is good even when life is not.

John Driver had the privilege of writing a book with Tyler Trent. Tyler became famous after his love for Purdue football through the adversity of battling an aggressive form of bone cancer went viral on ESPN. Tyler showed the world that, in Christ, when we are weak, He is strong. John Driver shares his perspective of Tyler's life as a pastor and author and as one of many who was inspired by Tyler's life.

Most grief is not processed in a neat little package of five steps. Ron Deal and Abigail Dodds each talk about processing different kinds of grief. They maintain that all grief should be processed--not avoided--in order to heal properly.

Anthony Thompson's wife, Myra, was one of nine victims shot and killed on June 17, 2015 at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, SC. It's only through the gospel that he was able to face his wife's killer with forgiveness and not hatred.

Ron Deal and Michelle Hill talk about the grieving process and how to care for yourself and others you know who may be grieving. We'll also hear from Matthew Arbo and Jonathan Edwards on FamilyLife This Week.

Widower and father of four Jonathan Pitts shares how he was intentional in trying to die daily to his own wants in order to serve his wife and family, and illustrates this with a story from his marriage about changing a bad habit he had since childhood.

Jonathan Pitts reflects on his marriage to his now deceased wife, Wynter, and the conflict that showed up early and often in their relationship.

Jonathan and Wynter Pitts had learned through trial and error what it took to have a great marriage. But then Wynter died unexpectedly. Jonathan tells us more about that day, and how he and his girls are walking through that tragedy with hope and faith.

Life itself extends to our last dying breath. Gary Thomas, Jim Stroud, and Jim Garlow tell stories of caring for souls at the end of their lives.

Kate Clark looks back on the freak playground accident that doctors said would leave her in a wheelchair permanently. Kate tells how she wrestled with a deep grief, and shares how her injury still affects her to this day.

For Kate Clark and her family, what started as a lovely day, soon turned into a tragic playground accident that left her paralyzed from the waist down. Kate and her family boldly prayed to God for a miracle, and then watched God move.

Albert Hsu talks frankly about the loss of his father to suicide. Hsu shares how suicide heightens the regular grief that comes with the death of a loved one. Hsu reminds us that God is with us in our suffering.

Author Albert Hsu talks about how people search for answers after experiencing a suicide. Hsu shares about the pitfalls of remembrance, the importance of talking about depression, and to help people know that they are not alone.

Author Albert Hsu is a suicide survivor--he has grieved his own father's suicide. Hsu talks about the effect his father's suicide had on their family and gives us a first-hand look at this complicated loss.

Ron and Nan Deal lost their 12-year-old son Connor in 2009. The Deals discuss how they regained their footing, especially in their marriage, after experiencing such a tragic loss.

Ron and Nan Deal share how losing their middle son, Connor, in 2009 at the age of 12 still has them reeling. The Deals share what has helped them, and hurt them, as they've grieved the loss of their son.

Ron and Nan Deal walk us through the events in 2009 that took the life of their 12-year old son, Connor. The Deals tells how their family got through this tremendous loss.

You have three months to live. What do you do? Matt and Lauren Chandler faced this reality when Matt was diagnosed with brain cancer. They tell their story, and how their focus on heaven was sharpened.

Dennis Rainey and Bob Lepine honor the passing of evangelist Billy Graham.

All of us will have to deal with aging parents. Jim Stroud gives some wise tips for rightly assessing an aging parent's need for assisted living.

Jim Stroud tells how he looked at elder care options for his father, and realized that available facilities wouldn't meet his father's level of need. Stroud set out to change that for his father and others.

Join us as we celebrate and remember the goodness of God's work done in God's way, in the life of the late Vonette Bright.

Join us as we celebrate the life of the late Vonette Bright.

Make a new friend and call me in the morning; a prescription for aging well, according to Dr. John Dunlop. Dunlop reminds us that healthy relationships are vital if we are going to age well.

Are you aging well? Dr. John Dunlop, a doctor of geriatrics in Connecticut, explains what it means to age well in all spheres of life--physical, mental, social, financial and emotional.

Would you loved ones know what to do if you passed away? Widower Brian Kluth talks about the necessity of putting all your vital information in one place for your family members.

God can create beauty from ashes.

Today, the Spehns' story continues as Michael tells of Cathy, the wife he lost to cancer.