Resources by Topic: Grief and Loss

Question from a reader: I will be attending a memorial service for a dear friend’s mother who was not a Christian. Her father is devastated, even though she had battled cancer for nine years. How can I offer hope at such a time?  

Our churches and communities, our nation and our world, are filled with grieving people—numb, broken, bitter or simply exhausted. 

Randy Alcorn explains what grief means. He explains that the absence of the person or experience in your life feels larger if they had a significant impact on you. For more information, please see Randy's book If God Is Good.

Randy recommends books and resources for those who are coping with grief and loss.

Recommended books and resources for those who are grieving, and advice for those who want to give comfort.

Suicide is the unjustified killing of a human being, and is therefore forbidden in the commandments not to murder. Scripture says very little directly about suicide. However, it says much about God’s character and we can certainly trust in His love, fairness and judgment.