There is ultimately hope knowing that one day, because of Christ, the reality of death and its sting here on earth will be gone. This battle we face with our children, while very urgent, is momentary in light of Christ’s victory.

Grieving as one who has hope is different because even if we are slayed in the moment by the painful hand of the Sovereign, we know that one day, it will all be well.

We’ve all experienced small-scale deaths, disappointments, and disorientation. Yet, no matter what comes, we can ask God to grow us in this privilege of praying in the Holy Spirit.

I want to spend this brief time pleasing the one who could destroy me but has instead chosen to rescue me.

Maybe it’s in our deepest valleys and most broken places where Jesus meets us—not with relief or by pulling us out of our pain and suffering, but by simply holding us close, holding our faith.

Staff writer Sean Nolan digs into how you live out Jesus’ command to love your enemies when your enemies are your own flesh and blood. 

How do we engage with grievous death—in particular, Kobe’s tragic death—in light of gospel hope? And how does our present suffering today precede our future glory?

Death comes like a thief. It takes more than you thought it could. And when the funeral’s over, we have to keep on living. But how?

Most people are scared to death of dying. But the Bible has a very different —and far more positive—view of death.