Grief & Death

You Can Trust God When Facing Loss

Revive Our Hearts
December 30, 2019

When someone loses a spouse, their whole world can feel upside down. Tom and Diana Elliff both know the pain of that loss. Read or Listen →

Walking in Faith, Not Fear

Revive Our Hearts
December 27, 2019

Scripture tells us how much God cares for widows. Nancy will talk with a widow who knows the pain of loss, and who has also experienced God’s care. Read or Listen →

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 →

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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