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Grief/Death

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…And a Time to Heal: Reflections from Wedgewood Baptist Church

Type: VHS
Author: Clark and Coleman
( Crisis , Death/Dying , Faith , General , Grief/Death , Inspiration , Prayer , Spiritual Growth )

On Sept. 15, 1999, a man entered Wedgwood Baptist Church in Fort Worth, TX. By the time he ended his life with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, he had taken 7 lives, left 7 others wounded, and unraveled the innocence of the entire church body. This documentary tells the story of people affected by the shootings. Explores the role of faith in the healing process and looks at different ways people deal with their grief.

A Place Prepared: Helping Children Understand Death and Heaven

Type: DVD
Author: Charity Spatzeck-Olsen
( Children , Coping , Death/Dying , Fear , Grief/Death , Life , Parent/Child Relationship , Pastoral Care , Tragedy )

For children, death seems unreal and at a distance - until it comes close: a grandparent, a father, a mother, a sibling, or a pet dies. Suddenly death becomes real and immediate, and children have questions about what has happened: What does die mean? Where is Daddy now? In Heaven? Can I go see him? And what is heaven? A Place Prepared will help you talk with children about death and heaven, and help yo uto prepare them for the inevitable losses that they will experience throughout their lives.

A Purpose Under Heaven

Type: BOOK
Author: Derek V. Smith
( Family , Family Issues , Grief/Death , Guilt , Healing , Lifestyle , Love , Small Groups , Technology )

A Purpose Under Heaven is Nana Martin's story. And so much more. Nana and her divorced, thirty-something daughter, Jane, and teenage granddaughters, Sarah and Rachel, live in New Hope, a friendly, innocent small town caught up in the whirlwinds of change and dislocation. Nana is fiesty, smart, and determined. Troubled by her failure to pass on vital life lessons to Jane, she finds an unexpected ally in George. George is a laptop, a retirement gift to Nana. Like many of her generation, Nana is...

After Pregnancy Loss: A Guide for Parents, Clergy, and Counselors

Type: BOOK
Author: Franklin, Mary Beth
( Children , Clergy , Counseling , Death/Dying , Family , General , Grief/Death , Parenting , Suffering/Pain )

Many happy and proud moments. perhaps the bonnets and booties, are now thrust aside if you are the parent of a stillborn child or have just experienced a miscarriage before the twentieth week of pregnancy. In one moment, the parent experiences the greatest extremes of human emotion : birth and death. This kind of loss requires a special kind of grieving and recovery. This book is written to help you with grieveing - with depression, frustration, anger, and spiritual desolation. Several...

Are You Listening?

Type: VHS
Author: Martha Stuart Communications
( Death/Dying , General , Grief/Death , Marriage , Women )

Group discussion and interviews with a variety of widows at various stages of the grief process. Covers the pain, accepting, and beyond it a new kind of life.

At a Loss for Words

Type: VHS
Author: Hamilton, Charity
( Caring , Death/Dying , Family , Family/Parenting , Friendship , General , Grief/Death , Pastoral Care )

How to Help Those You Care for in a Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Newborn Death Experience. You care, but you don't know how to show it. Teaches spouses, family, friends, neighbors, and early caregivers - clergy, doctors, nurses, and counselors - how to help and what to say and do. Includes resource guide.

At Death's Door: Facing The Terminal Illness OF A Loved One

Type: VHS
Author: Grollman, Komp, Sims and Jenkins
( Death/Dying , Disease/Cancer/etc. , General , Grief/Death , Pastoral Care )

This video will help you acknowledge your emotions about the terminal illness of someone you love, and will guide you in living life to its fullest with your loved one through the last months, weeks, or days of your time together.

Beyond Death's Door: Help For The Grieving Process After Someone You Loved Has Died

Type: VHS
Author: Grollman, Sims, Jenkins and Wolfelt
( Death/Dying , General , Grief/Death , Pastoral Care )

This video gives us the hope that we can learn to live again after the death of a loved one. Our task is to embrace all of their life and then to make sure that love is what we remember most.

Communicating - Exploring the Sacred in Death and Dying

Type: VHS
Author: DelBene, Ron
( Death/Dying , General , Grief/Death , Group Study )

Communication during the process of death is not always easy. However a family has communicated or failed to, the stress of illness and death make communication both more difficult and more necessary. This program explores ways to open up or improve meaningful communication in families and with friends.

Dancing in the Sky: A Story of Hope for Grieving Hearts

Type: BOOK
Author: Yong Hui V. McDonald
( Adult , Coping , Grief/Death )

" Following the tragic automobile accidental death of her husband, Rev.Keith McDonald, Rev. Yong Hui McDonald, shares her personal journal and reaffirms the Christian message of hope and resurrection.. Dancing In The Sky not only refers to the vision of her husband, but also to her triumphant spirituall dance with God in the ongoing process of grief and healing."

Davey & Goliath: Happy Easter

Type: VHS
Author: Lutheran Church of America
( Children , Children's Literature , Death/Dying , Family , General , Grief/Death )

Davey loves his Grandma very much. When Davey learns that his Grandma has died, he is so upset he can't play baseball and refuses comforting. At the annual Easter play, Davey learns that he will see Grandma, and Jesus too, someday in Heaven, and his grief turns to joy!

Dealing with Grief and Loss: Hope in the Midst of Pain

Type: BOOK
Author: Serendipity Support Group Series
( Attitude , Coping , Depression , General , Grief/Death , Small Groups , Suffering/Pain )

It is part of being human - no one escapes grief and loss. While the sources of grief and loss are many, the feelings we experience are similar. If this is a time for grief and loss for you, invite others who are going through the same experience to join you in forming a support group.

Deciding About Life's End: UM Resource Book About Advance Directives

Type: BOOK
Author: Health and Welfare Ministries Program
( Death/Dying , Decision-Making , Disease/Cancer/etc. , General , Grief/Death , Group Study , Health Care , Suffering/Pain )

Presents guidance for individual reflection and for discussion of these issues by church groups: responsible personal choices about the kind of treatment we will accept and refuse at life's end.

Fear and Anger (Tape 3)

Type: VHS
Author: Clinebell and Hickman
( Anger , Fear , General , Grief/Death , Healing , Pastoral Care , Pastoral Skills )

In an imaginary dialogue with God, one of the group members expresses feelings leftover from her childhood. She then can replace them with her present feelings and insights.

Five Tasks of Grief Work, The (Tape 1)

Type: VHS
Author: Clinebell and Hickman
( Death/Dying , General , Grief/Death , Healing , Pastoral Care , Pastoral Skills )

Clinebell introduces the series, affirms the healing value of small grief groups, and identifies and explains the five tasks of grief work.

Footprints on Our Hearts: How to Cope After a Miscarriage, Stillbirth or Newborn Death

Type: VHS
Author: Hamilton, Charity
( Children , Death/Dying , Family , Father/Son , General , Grief/Death , Pastoral Care )

A baby dies. The agony we feel is complex and intense, as it mixes with misplaced guilt, hurt, helplessness, and deep sorrow. Video offers ways to cope with these feelings in the days and weeks of grieving that follow, as it speaks words of understanding, encouragement, and hope for the future. Includes resource guide.

God, Why?

Type: DVD
Author: UMComm
( Asia , Coping , Faith , General , Grief/Death , Mission , Tsunamis )

Feelings of grief and a loss of a spiritual compass are common when natural disasters strike. We ask questions that we all struggle to answer: Why would God allow such a terrible thing? Is this a sign of God's wrath? This important two-session small group resource, with accompanying study guide, helps people of faith through a myriad of emotions. Influential Christian leaders provide light for the journey to understand God's activity when natural disasters occur. Using the South Asia...

Great Stories of Faith (Tape 5) - Facing Death

Type: VHS
Author:
( Christian Life , Death/Dying , Faith , General , Grief/Death , Inspiration , Lifestyle , Tragedy )

Listen to others share their faith stories. Story Tellers: Robert Fulghum, Catherine Keller, Richard Selzer, Harold Kushner, Dayton Edmonds. Topics: how you live, God & tragic events, faithful person & death, losing someone we love. Includes study guide.

Growing Through Grief: Personal Healing

Type: VHS
Author: Clinebell and Hickman
( Anger , Death/Dying , Divorce , Fear , General , Grief/Death , Guilt , Healing , Pacific Islands , Pastoral Care , Pastoral Skills )

Dr. Howard Clinebell, recognized internationally for his work in pastoral and growth counseling, shows how healing can be experienced. This 6-part video training resource is designed to help hurt and grieving people find personal healing. The series features scenes from the sessions of an actual grief group under Dr. Clinbell's direction.

Growth from Divorce (Tape 4)

Type: VHS
Author: Clinebell and Hickman
( Divorce , General , Grief/Death , Healing , Pastoral Care , Pastoral Skills )

Unlike many other losses, grief from divorce is often left unattended by society. Recovery is often complicated by feelings of anger, bitterness and low self-esteem.
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