On August 12, 1986, 25-year-old David Strommen was struck and killed by a bolt of lightning. The tragedy sent his parents reeling with grief. Out of that grief came a long journey toward healing-a journey that is chronicled in this extraordinary book.
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Merton Strommen (PhD, University of Minnesota) is the founder and former president of Search Institute. His publishing credits as author or coauthor include Five Cries of Youth, Five Cries of Parents, Five Cries of Grief, The Innovative Church, and Passing on the Faith: A Radical New Model for Youth and Family Ministry.
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My mother and my oldest son (who was 24 years old)were killed in an automobile accident seven months ago. Most books I have read on coping with the death of a child have been written by parents who have lost much younger children. In this book the child was 25 years old. I was able to relate to the parents who were the authors of this book. I recommended this book to a friend who wanted to purchase a book for a loved one who had lost a child. I also plan to purchase additional copies of this book to give to others who have lost a child. If you have lost a child, particularly an adult child, I highly recommend this book.
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Truly an inspirational story of their journey through grief!,
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The Strommens really allow you to share in their journey through grief. It allowed me to get an insight of what my parents were going through after our loss of my brother. This book is truly inspirational, open, loving, and healing! The Lord truly blessed me with through the sharing of their experience.
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For Men Who Can't Get Into Other Grief Books,
This review is from: Five Cries of Grief (Paperback)
What I love about this book is that it takes a HE said/ SHE said approach. The book is written by parents who lost a 25 year old son and each has a voice to share.
The chapters alternate between the father's journal and the mother's journal, with each realizing that the pains and how they deal with the loss are so completely different. This is the only book my husband was able to relate to, as it came from a father's view, didn't appear to be all mushy and was not preachy.
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I was overcome by numbness and a sense of unreality. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cry for significance, supportive love, cry for understanding, grief journey, grief experience, family ministry, ropes course Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Buena Vista, Frontier Ranch, Peer Ministry, Augsburg College, Adolfo Quezada, Leighton Ford, Alvin Rogness, Holy Communion, Leroy Rouner New!
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I was overcome by numbness and a sense of unreality. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cry for significance, supportive love, cry for understanding, grief journey, grief experience, family ministry, ropes course Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Buena Vista, Frontier Ranch, Peer Ministry, Augsburg College, Adolfo Quezada, Leighton Ford, Alvin Rogness, Holy Communion, Leroy Rouner New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Long Way Home by Leroy S. Rouner on 4 pages
- Pastoral Care and Counseling in Grief and Separation (Creative pastoral care and counseling series) by Wayne E. Oates on page 70, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Newborn Christian by J. B. Phillips on page 46, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Life After Life: The Investigation of a Phenomenon--Survival of Bodily Death by Raymond Moody on page 83, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Lament for a Son by Nicholas Wolterstorff in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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- Innovative Church by Merton P. Strommen in Front Matter
- God Of The Valley by Steve Griffiths in Back Matter
- Why Me?: A Doctor Looks at the Book of Job by Diane M. Komp in Back Matter
- Life After Loss: Conquering Grief and Finding Hope by Raymond Moody on page 185
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