Gone but Not Lost: Grieving the Death of a Child

By David W. Wiersbe

Book Overview

We all expect our parents to precede us in death. No one expects to have to make their child's funeral arrangements. And the loss of a child brings with it a special and persistent manifestation of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080101381X
• ISBN13: 9780801013812
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Baker Books
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.4" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Good book for someone who has lost a child

Good reading for a parent who has lost a child. Comforting. Good gift to give someone who has lost a child also.

Having Walked the Path, I Highly Recommend

I can't remember now if this book was given as a gift or if it was one of the many books my wife and I "grabbed" as we struggled to find peace immediately following the death of our 4-month old son. The information is presented in a straightforward manner. Most importantly, in small enough "doses" that the points can be retained at a time when comprehension and the ability to hold it all together are in short supply. If...

Marriage section huge plus!

I especially find the three page chapter on Marriage to be of grave importance! It is a known fact that the death of a child destroys marriages because the pain is so grave and often occupancies such distance. In less than three pages, he has given details to save one's marriage during such a loss. And I can attest that what he says is so true!

Gone But Not Lost

This book was recommended to me by a good friend who had survived the death of her daughter in a car accident. I had been searching for a book on grief since the loss of my wonderful 20-year-old son, Adam, in a car accident on March 1, 2002. So many books overwhelmed me with too much information.Gone But Not Lost gave me simplified, practical advice combined with scriptures. Surviving the death of a child leaves us in a...

Answers a lot of those unanswerable questions.

Written with the Bible as a comfort zone, this book answers a lot of questions that you have about the death of your child. Having a child that died in an auto wreck and being a divorced parent, I have had no close human companionship to help me through these rough days. I am just now able to pick up the book and read it after receiving it 6 months ago. This book has helped me through many lonely times and answered many...