Hope When Your Heart Breaks: Navigating Grief and Loss

Overview
Whether you have lost a job, a dream, a friendship, or a loved one, you mourn. You might mourn for a few weeks, or your grief may extend for years. Sadness seems to build a permanent residence in your bones, weighing down your soul. You wonder if you’ll ever feel whole again.

Then—hope. God plunges into your heartbreak and works abiding and holy transformation in your life. It may take months or years for you to heal, but you can ground your hope for healing in Jesus. He will always be your hope when your heart breaks.

Let this book be a place of refuge and a point of reference as you navigate the path of grief. Browse the table of contents and find what speaks to you. As you read, may you discover what you need the most in the midst of grief—hope.

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• 52-Week Bible Reading Plan
• 16 Mini Prayer Cards

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Advance Praise for Hope When Your Heart Breaks
“Honors the process of grief, as well as the value of the loss experience, the tears, the struggle, and the sadness even.”
—Heidi Goehmann, writer

“Validates the pain of loss, offers helpful insight and gently points to a Savior who redeems your suffering with purpose and hope.”
—Ruth N. Koch, M.A., NCC; Mental Health Educator; Denver, CO

“A personal and pastoral acquaintance with the gut-wrenching realities of the grief process.”
—Rev. Dr. Stephen J. Carter, pastor, professor, and publisher

“Should be on every person’s shelf.”
—Rev. Dr. Gregory P. Seltz, Speaker of the Lutheran Hour

About the Author
Heartbreak and loss have been regular visitors in Michael Newman’s life, both personally and in his walk with the dear people he served during more than thirty years of pastoral ministry. An author of several books, Michael also enjoys communicating the gift of hope in Jesus Christ through preaching, teaching, and mission outreach. He currently serves as a mission strategist, working to share the only antidote to heartbreak by planting new churches and sending new workers to share the Good News of Jesus. Michael has been married to Cindy since 1983. They give thanks for their wonderful adult daughters and their families.