comfort

The heart to Make God Known should be the goal of every Christian when speaking or sharing at a funeral.

Four miles from the Tops Friendly Markets mass shooting May 14, North Buffalo Community Church Pastor William Smith is comforting a crying community.

In a pandemic-wracked year, religious leaders and spiritual counselors across the U.S. ministered to the ill, fed the hungry, consoled the bereaved. Some did so while recovering from COVID-19 themselves or mourning the loss of their own family members and friends.

Nancy Guthrie: “Sadness is not the enemy. Sadness is not the problem that must be fixed."

God has promised to bring you comfort.

I can tell you from my own personal experience that through these times of indescribable hurt and mourning, that God is faithful to comfort His people. And He uses our experiences to give strength and encouragement to others during their time of grief—helping them find hope for the days ahead.

How to help your people say, “This day is very bad, but You are good” when struck by tragedy.

A need for revitalization does not necessarily mean an entire church is unhealthy. Even the healthiest of established churches have at least one area...