How to survive the death of a loved one
Death and loss are unavoidable in our lives. Some have experienced multiple losses and can make their way through the grief process rather successfully. Others are just recently becoming acquainted with the flood of emotions that seem all consuming after the loss of a loved one. In this book the author gives not only his personal testimony of dealing with and overcoming tremendous loss, but he also gives tools to help you navigate through grief and advice on how to remain strong spiritually. God will not give us more than we can bear and with His help we will all overcome.
Bishop John Chris Brown
Bishop John Chris Brown is a native of Amarillo, Texas, where for the past 15 years, he has pastored a growing community church. He is the father of four children and 7 grandchildren, and he is the founder and CEO of Brown Insurance Agency. Bishop Brown is an active member of the community, and his commitment to the body of Christ is unparalleled. It is not uncommon for him to visit and pray for the sick and afflicted throughout the Amarillo area. As a Sower sows seeds in the natural, Bishop Brown also sows seed unto God through ministry.
He has experienced immeasurable loss in his lifetime but has demonstrated unwavering faith and has devoted his life and service to the ministry. It is his strong faith and relationship with God that has seen him through the loss of three wives, his mother, spiritual father and mother, and his uncle all in the span of a few years. He has been called a modern-day Job. He has remained faithful in trusting God and engaging in kingdom work. He is one who has mentored, advised, and prayed others through their loss. Bishop Brown’s ultimate desire is to see the people of God fully embrace God’s love and walk in victory as they experience the fullness of God’s promises.
Review
“However long it takes to grieve, the grieving process is normal. Life will go on.”
Christian scripture and touching memoir combine in this honest, enheartening guide for those who are mourning or facing the prospect of losing a family member or close friend. Author Brown began to realize the challenges of such trauma and tragedy with the loss of his first wife to cancer when both were young and caring for their first child. As he recalls, he grieved deeply while painfully perceiving the needs of his toddler child who lacked her mother’s presence. The concern of a caring group of friends and family helped him to cope. He married again, but his second wife also died of cancer, leaving Brown once more with children to care for while nurturing his own sense of emptiness. Then, after serving with him in his Christian leadership, a third wife developed cancer, passing after twenty-two years, making him a widower once more. These losses and others caused the author to contemplate the complexities of grief and develop a wider understanding of God’s plan for all.
Brown is the pastor of a community church who frequently visits and prays with the sick and afflicted. Through his personal tragedies and strong Christian faith, he has the will and comprehension to advise others and does so here with a sincere purpose. Throughout this compassionate look at the grieving process, Brown asserts that faith in God will help His followers hold to a path to peace after the passing away of a close companion. His short but powerful treatise is frank regarding his feelings and inspirational as he provides copious relevant references from the Holy Bible to support his conviction that despite the earthly sorrows people must go through, and as heartrending as such events may be, there is hope for renewed contentment here and a blissful, eternal reward.
Barbara Bamberger Scott
Radio Interview
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