Tom the Preacher

Losing my wife closed a big chapter of my life. Looking back on memories, both pleasant and painful, makes me feel older. Do you want to get old? Most of us don't. But life happens, and God has a purpose for us even when age requires us to make changes. Join me for Today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn more.

If you've suffered great loss, you don't "move on" from it, nor does your life ever get "back to normal." You have a wound that will be with you the rest of your life. But that wound need not be debilitating. Rather, we integrate our pain and our loss into our life story as we move forward. I'm trying to do this, and I believe I will have a story to tell that will benefit others suffering through painful loss. I made progress in this integration this weekend; join me for Today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn more.

Preparing for death is about a LOT more than writing a will and other end-of-life documents. Having recently lost my wife, I now believe that preparing for the grief and heartache of loss is far more important than how to distribute your financial assets. If you're married, you have a 50% chance of experiencing this terrible pain. Some people never recover from it. Join me for Today's Daily Word & Prayer as I share four ways you can prepare for this dreadful experience.

Suffering loss is painful. It's only human to grieve over it. Some people get stuck in their grief, and it sours them for the rest of their lives. Others become sweeter through their painful struggles. In Today's Daily Word & Prayer, I will share some things I do to help restore happiness into my life that will help you gain insight into what you can also do to restore joy into your life.

When traumatic life events, such as the loss of a loved one, occur, I believe we need to let the grief do its work. The pain has a purpose and can make you a better person. But if we're not careful, the pain can master us and we never recover so as to move forward. Sometimes wet need to make choices that will help us overcome the pain. Join me for Today's Daily Word & Prayer as I share one of those choices I made yesterday.

It's been two months since Roz passed. I've been flooded with emotions that I'm not used to . It's been the toughest two months of my life. Join me for Today's Daily Word & Prayer as I give an overview of some of these feelings and share why I'm beginning to see some light at the end of the tunnel.

What do you do with regret after losing a loved one? They're gone, and now you can't correct or make right something you said or did, or didn't say or do. It's too late. These feelings can haunt you with guilt and lead to self-condemnation. There is a way out! I discovered it three days ago! Join me for Today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn how I found freedom from my regrets.

When your life has been shaken by unexpected trauma, it's important to find hope from God's word. He wants to speak to us in very personal ways from a book He gave us over 2,000 years ago! In today's Daily Word & Prayer, I share a very personal message God gave me (and confirmed to me) regarding my marriage, family, ministry, and future legacy. Join me to learn more.

No one wants to suffer. We see pain as a bad thing. But Scripture teaches us that this is a shortsighted way of thinking. As believers in Christ, we can actually see suffering as a good and positive thing because it yields beautiful results. Join me for Today's Daily Word & Prayer to learn more.

When you're going through a tough time, your trial (your problem) can seem overwhelming. You can see it and you can feel it. It seems like it's bigger than God Himself, but it isn't. If you want to gain a true perspective of your problem, you must magnify God to see Him as He really is. Join me for Today's Daily Word & Prayer as we learn how to magnify God during our difficult times.