Welcome to Teachback Tuesday, where we replay the most popular episodes from previous seasons. This episode, The Empty Chair and Other Firsts of Grief is approaching the 10,000 download mark, which tells us something we already knew: grief is an ongoing rotation in life. Some of us are in the roles of comforters, while others need comforting. When it's our turn to grieve, we experience how deeply life changes with the absence of a loved one.

If this is your experience, you have an empty chair and all the changes that come with the grieving process. Many people may try to be supportive and caring, but eventually they do have to leave us and return to their own lives. When no one else is around, God will not leave us alone. He is the Comforter Who abides with us forever.

Here's a verse that reminds us of this truth: "And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever..." (John 14:16)

BOOKS IN THE SHOP AT KEEP THE HEART

Fret Not: Peace of Mind in Perilous Times by Tim Zacharias

Minerals for the Mind: A Study of Romans 12 by Kathy Ashley

Rough Patches: Temporary Marital Tensions by Francie Taylor

Mirror Talk: A Journey from Hurt to Healing Through God's Redemptive Love by Marianne Barnett

In Christ Unconditionally: Heart Conditions by Francie Taylor (Leader Guide or Solo Study)

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