Trusting God in Widowhood, with Debbie Cota
- Revive Our Hearts
- October 18, 2019
Nancy interviews a widow who is learning to focus on others rather than herself. You’ll be challenged to trust God even when life seems harder. Read or Listen →
Resources by Topic: Grief & Death
Courage and Faith
- Revive Our Hearts
- October 17, 2019
In the middle of treatments for cancer, Dawn Wilson is greatly tempted to fear. But she’s choosing to worship God, watching courage grow. Read or Listen →
Practice Well
- Seeking Him
- September 27, 2019
The key to experiencing peace in the final pages of our life on earth is to practice. Read or Listen →
When Tragedy Strikes
- Revive Our Hearts
- September 23, 2019
Do you ever feel like your life hasn’t unfolded according to all your hopes and dreams? Nancy says God can take your disappointment and use it. Read or Listen →
Do You Believe This?
- Seeking Him
- September 20, 2019
Facing death is hard. The pain is unavoidable, but so is the peace of knowing that Jesus is the resurrection and the life. Read or Listen →
In the Fires of Refinement
- Revive Our Hearts
- September 20, 2019
Kerry Tittle experienced something unthinkable. She watched as a tornado destroyed her home, killing her husband and two teenage daughters. Read or Listen →
Trust When You Lose a Loved One
- Seeking Him
- September 19, 2019
God will give you the grace you need to face this day and the next. Read or Listen →
Sorrow Mixed with Light
- Revive Our Hearts
- April 18, 2019
Believers in Jesus are called to be joyful. But when you go through something tragic, it’s okay to be honest and okay to grieve. Read or Listen →
God’s Glory and Your Finances
- Revive Our Hearts
- August 24, 2018
We’re called to be good stewards of what God has given us, but it’s important to step back and look at the big picture in order to know why that is the case. Read or Listen →
Peaceful and Prepared
- Revive Our Hearts
- August 23, 2018
Do you know which three major things you need to have in place in your estate plan? Find out what these essentials are. Read or Listen →
Called to Widowhood
- Revive Our Hearts
- March 2, 2018
What dreams has the Lord put on your heart? Does it feel like you can’t move that dream forward? Get encouragement to wait for God’s timing. Read or Listen →
Learning to be Single Again
- Revive Our Hearts
- March 1, 2018
Margaret Nyman had to adjust to being single again after her husband died. She provides help for anyone wanting to support and encourage widows. Read or Listen →
Widowhood Is a Beginning
- Revive Our Hearts
- February 28, 2018
Margaret Nyman says widowhood is a beginning. It’s an opportunity to walk with the Lord in new ways, taking on new challenges. Read or Listen →
When Anguish and Joy Come Hand in Hand
- Revive Our Hearts
- February 27, 2018
As Margaret Nyman watched her husband dying, she described it by saying, “Sometimes anguish and joy are hand in hand.” Read or Listen →
Facing a Tall Blank Wall
- Revive Our Hearts
- February 26, 2018
Cancer. Margaret Nyman remembers when her husband received this surprise diagnosis. She describes how to trust the Lord when you lose your husband. Read or Listen →
Carried Home
- Seeking Him
- August 21, 2017
If you’ve put your faith in Christ, death is not something to be feared. Read or Listen →
Remembering Vonette Bright, Day 4
- Revive Our Hearts
- February 4, 2016
What kind of legacy are you building? How will you be remembered? Be encouraged to build a legacy that will last as we remember the life of Vonette Bright. Read or Listen →
Remembering Vonette Bright, Day 3
- Revive Our Hearts
- February 3, 2016
Vonette Bright had a passion from the Lord to call women to pray for our nation and our world. Find out why that message was burning on her heart. Read or Listen →
The Life of Jeannie Elliff, Part 2
- Revive Our Hearts
- October 2, 2015
A pastor’s wife who had spent years in ministry came to a surprising conclusion: “I’m not sure I really know Jesus personally.” Read or Listen →
The Life of Jeannie Elliff—Part 1
- Revive Our Hearts
- October 1, 2015
Four grown children tell us about the faithfulness of their mom—how her prayers, her passion for God’s Word and her joy affected them for eternity. Read or Listen →
The Death of a Saint--God's Purpose
- Revive Our Hearts
- November 11, 2014
God’s plans for you may be far grander and bigger than you realize. Read or Listen →
A Changing of the Guard
- Revive Our Hearts
- September 15, 2014
Loss is a part of life. Each of us will experience the pain of losing someone close to us. Read or Listen →
God Will Carry You
- Revive Our Hearts
- April 23, 2014
"Why did God let my sister die?" Angie Smith faced questions like this from her children. She wanted to instill trust and gratitude in her children. Read or Listen →
Two-and-a-Half Peaceful Hours
- Revive Our Hearts
- April 22, 2014
Todd and Angie Smith only had a couple hours with their newborn daughter, Audrey, before her time on this earth was over. Read or Listen →
Band-Aids on a Heart
- Revive Our Hearts
- April 21, 2014
Hear Angie Smith's story on today's program. Read or Listen →
The Final Surrender
- Revive Our Hearts
- October 4, 2013
After Craig Owen came to know Christ, he surrendered himself to authorities in Canada for past crimes. Later, he surrenders bad news from a doctor. Read or Listen →
Is There Life After Loss?
- Revive Our Hearts
- August 27, 2013
After losing two children shortly after birth, Nancy Guthrie knows what it’s like to suffer loss. Read or Listen →
Grieving with Hope
- Revive Our Hearts
- August 26, 2013
Nancy Guthrie had a few months with her daughter, Hope, before she died of a rare congenital disorder. Nancy opens her soul about the grief she experienced. Read or Listen →
It's Okay to Be Silent
- Revive Our Hearts
- May 9, 2013
How do you help someone who’s going through tragedy and grief? What do you say when you don’t know what to say? Read or Listen →
Trusting God's Choice
- Revive Our Hearts
- May 8, 2013
If you were given the choice between learning through a difficult trial or avoiding the trial, which would you choose? Read or Listen →
It Is Well
- Revive Our Hearts
- May 7, 2013
Mark and Sarah Vroegopp had sung the song “It is Well With My Soul” many times. But looking at an ultrasound, they had the opportunity to live out the song. Read or Listen →
Escorted into God's Presence
- Seeking Him
- August 8, 2012
As believers in Christ, we don’t have to be afraid of death. Read or Listen →
Living Like You Are Ready to Die
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 21, 2011
Everybody on the planet has at least one thing in common: Everyone is going to face death. Some people don’t want to talk about it, while others are peaceful. Read or Listen →
How to Care for Caregivers
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 20, 2011
When someone you love dies, do they become an angel watching over you? Hospice nurse Deborah Howard takes a biblical look at these types of questions. Read or Listen →
Letting Go of Someone You Love
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 19, 2011
A hospice nurse will explain why you sometimes need to let a loved one go. If you openly talk about and prepare for death, does that show a lack of faith? Read or Listen →
Jumping into Your Father's Arms
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 18, 2011
A hospice nurse makes an interesting observation. Most believers in Jesus aren’t afraid of being dead, but they are afraid of the dying process. Read or Listen →
Feeling Alone in a Crisis
- Revive Our Hearts
- May 25, 2011
Kim Jaggers was trying to follow the Lord, doing everything right, yet life kept falling apart. Read or Listen →
When the Secrets Come to Light
- Revive Our Hearts
- May 24, 2011
"We found your husband’s truck, and there’s a body inside." When Kim Jaggers heard these words, her life would never be the same. Read or Listen →
Recognizing Widowhood as a Gift
- Revive Our Hearts
- March 1, 2011
Anne Ortlund and her husband wanted to die at the same time, holding hands. But that plan did not become reality. Gain important perspective on widowhood. Read or Listen →
A Faith that Saves
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 23, 2010
"We all have faith in something, but not all faiths save." That statement was made by a woman dying of cancer. She’ll challenge you to evaluate your faith. Read or Listen →
Time Is Terribly Short
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 22, 2010
In the final months of her life, Rachael Barkey delivered a very emotional message to a crowd that had come to listen to her. Hear her story today. Read or Listen →
Living with Mystery
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 28, 2009
Each of us has to come to a place where we realize "I am not God, and there are some things I just won’t understand." Hear from two widows. Read or Listen →
A Deeper Understanding of Grace
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 27, 2009
When you are suffering, you need other people. When you have suffered, you better understand how to serve other people. Read or Listen →
Comfort During Loneliness
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 24, 2009
When Vickey Boozeman lost her husband in an accident, she felt a loss of identity. She wondered, "Who am I?" Hear what she’s been learning. Read or Listen →
Life Will Never Be the Same
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 23, 2009
When a spouse dies, everything changes in just a moment. Hear about the grace available in the midst of loss, from women who have experienced it. Read or Listen →
A Good Giver
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 7, 2007
What happens when you think you know all the right answers, but reality rears its ugly head to prove otherwise? Read or Listen →
Grace
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 6, 2007
After losing two sons to a genetic disease, Molly Veldt was ready to move on into the process of adoption and onto the mission field. Read or Listen →
God's Loving Hands
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 5, 2007
A sacred moment. That’s how Molly Veldt described watching her young son die. Find out what Molly learned concerning trust and eternity. Read or Listen →
Inward Renewal
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 4, 2007
As a young wife who grew up going to church, Molly Veldt expected God to lead her new family down a smooth, easy path. Read or Listen →
God's Transforming Power
- Revive Our Hearts
- April 14, 2006
No matter how far from God some people seem, change is always possible. Today Nancy Leigh DeMoss will talk about some radical transformation. Read or Listen →
An Update on Vonette Bright
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 23, 2004
Find out how Vonette Bright is doing today, how she has been getting along since her husband's death and how she has faced life without her husband. Read or Listen →
A Tribute to Bill Bright
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 23, 2003
On today's Revive Our Heart, we have the privilege of listening to Nancy speak with Bill and Vonette Bright shortly before his death. Read or Listen →
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