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Comfort in Grief: What Helped, What Didn’t: Tim and Aileen Challies

FamilyLife Today®

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4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Blogger Tim Challies and his wife Aileen reflect on their passage through grief over the loss of their son, with thoughts for grievers and comforters alike.

Show Notes and Resources

Visit Tim's blog at challies.com
Order Seasons of Sorrow: The Pain of Loss and the Comfort of God
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0:00.0

So one of my favorite verses in the Bible, John 14, 27, you're going to recognize it.

0:05.8

Peace I leave with you, Jesus said, my peace I give to you, not as the world gives to

0:10.9

you.

0:11.9

Do I give to you?

0:12.9

Let not your hearts be troubled.

0:13.9

Neither will let them be afraid.

0:15.3

I mean, it's such a beautiful promise from Jesus that there's a peace that we can access

0:23.7

that only comes through him.

0:25.9

I don't think there's a person on the planet that doesn't need that verse or those words

0:32.0

because we've all experienced grief, trauma, anxiety, especially in our culture today.

0:39.4

I feel like more than ever before, culturally speaking across the globe.

0:45.0

This means a lot.

0:46.0

I think one of the questions is how?

0:58.6

Welcome to Family Life Today, where we want to help you pursue the relationships that

1:02.7

matter most.

1:03.7

I'm Shelby Abbott and your hosts are Dave and Ann Wilson.

1:07.2

You can find us at FamilyLifeToday.com or on the Family Life app.

1:11.6

This is Family Life Today.

1:25.6

Tim and Eileen Chalese are here to talk about a lot of things, but definitely peace.

1:30.8

Welcome back to Family Life Today.

1:32.4

Thank you.

1:33.4

We talked yesterday about Tim's book, Seasons of Sarrow, The Pain in Loss and the Comfort

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