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    A Chronicle of Grief: Finding Life After Traumatic Loss

    By Mel Lawrenz

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    Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award

    "Eva not breathing. Pray."

    That text message was Mel Lawrenz's entry into the harsh reality of losing his thirty-year-old daughter. Things would never be the same. How could he and his family cope with this devastating loss?

    In this narrative of grief, Pastor Mel Lawrenz chronicles how his family struggled to survive the sudden death of their beloved daughter. In raw, vivid episodes, he describes the immediacy of the pain and the uncertainty of what comes next. In the agony of traumatic loss, Lawrenz apprehends the realities of love and life and offers insights on how to navigate our life priorities before or after tragedy hits.

    You are not alone. You too can find a way forward.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIVP
    Release dateJul 21, 2020
    ISBN9780830839223
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    Mel Lawrenz

    Mel Lawrenz trains an international network of Christian leaders, ministry pioneers, and thought-leaders. He served as senior pastor of Elmbrook Church in Brookfield, Wisconsin, for ten years, having succeeded Stuart Briscoe, and now serves as Elmbrooks’s minister at large. He has a PhD in the history of Christian thought (Marquette University) and is on the adjunct faculty of Trinity International University.

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