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Letters to a Young Pastor: Dealing with Grief

November 15, 2018 by Gary Neal Hansen 5 Comments

dealing with grief

Dear ______: I am so very sorry to hear that your mother has died. I once heard a very wise friend say “The world changes when a parent dies,” and surely it is true. Of course they are the direct source of our own lives, but that’s a bit theoretical. We get to know our […]

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