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Recent content by Grady

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    How do people who are "unconditionally loved" end up in hell?

    I had a theology professor tell me once (speaking about the conundrum) "In God's right hand is His love, in His left is His judgement/wrath. He has both. However, He is clearly right-handed." I thought this was pretty profound. It's kind of like the seeming oxymoron of "being chosen from the...
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    can't handle the grief

    Dear Little Miss Shy, I am so sorry you are going through this grief. I lost my mother suddenly a few months ago. I know what it is like to feel the pain to the point that it is unbearable. However, I have come to realize that know one passes from this world without God's complete knowledge...
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    Missing Mom

    Yes, your words really help. I spent the weekend at my mother's home and realized that she is in a place beyond description. Even if she could come back, I don't think she would. Being with our savior-- I can't even fully imagine what it is like. Somehow, through the pain of my loss, I...
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    Missing Mom

    Thanks for your encouraging words. I know you're right. I'll be praying for you during your time of loss. It's nice to know that our mothers are with the Lord. I take much comfort in the fact that God loves my mom even more than I do. Though I'm brokenhearted, as I know you are, we have...
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    other forms of grief?

    yes, there are many forms of grief. Loss is loss and it demands our attention. I have had a year of loss, death of my mother being the worst, but also, an unexpected job transfer for my husband, meant losing a job I loved and one in which I felt called. I moved to a new city, far from family...
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    Missing Mom

    thanks for the encouragement! You're right, sometimes all you feel like doing is crying. My mom was my best friend and my biggest fan. But I'm slowly learning that faith is more than a feeling and at the lowest moments, it is our hope. I'm trying to remember that God does know about loss. He...
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    Missing Mom

    I lost my mom 3 months ago. She died very suddenly with a pulminary embolism, while I was with her. I feel so lost and the Lord feels so far away. I am wondering if anyone can share with me how they began the journey back to a healthy place.