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I sense that some of you have recently found me as I have written about my upcoming book for sorrowful parents. I’m grateful to the Lord for bringing you. I write today’s post especially for you.

One of the disorienting things about family sorrow is that you just feel so *lost.*

What to do? What to say? What to think? Whom to trust? How long? Why, God?

The swirling questions pull you into a vortex that is humanly impossible to escape.

I know that vortex of questions from events that happened in my life even before I became a parent.

The untimely loss of my father pretty much broke me as a young Christian. Human counselors were no help.

But our gracious God had mercy on me through His Word. He hushed my questions through a most unlikely book in the Old Testament.

My friend, many people like you have been helped by my book Trusting God in Trying Times. Because it came out a few years ago, you’d have no way to know about it since you are new to my ministry.

I suggest Trusting God to you as companion reading while you wait for the other one to arrive in a few weeks. It’s a brief book but able to help you.

As you read Trusting God in Trying Times, you’ll get to know me a bit, but more importantly, you will find biblical principles to lift you to a place of trust and contentment—even though your circumstances may not change.
I would love it if it helps you like it helped me.

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- Pastor Don Green

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If you have a son or daughter who has brought sorrow to your life, I wouldn’t blame you for being on guard when introduced to a book titled When A Child Breaks Your Heart: A Book of Hope, even though it’s my book we’re talking about.

Why do I say that?

1. You have had your fill of broken hopes already. You really aren’t in the mood to rinse and repeat the cycle again.

2. You have probably faced, in various ways, the subtle hints or outright accusations that the outcome or rejection you face inevitably testifies to some hidden failure in your love and parenting.

3. You have looked in vain for human explanations to this outcome that you never saw coming back in the day.

4. And I won’t even get you started on whether you’ve prayed for reconciliation and resolution.

You have. And yet here we are.

My bruised and battered friend, I promise you:

1. The hope offered in the book title is no empty illusion that will fail you in the end.

2. While my book is candid, you’ll find I assume the best about you even though we haven’t met. You will find yourself saying, “This man is on my side.”

3. You will actually be pointed to a path that gives you freedom from human questions that can never actually have a final answer.

4. You’ll find that there’s potential in prayer that goes far beyond a plaintive cry over a lost or disappointing relationship.

One other thing that needs to be said here.

This is a book I wrote for you.

I did not consult AI. With due respect to them, I did not collaborate with the keepers of modern evangelical or counseling orthodoxy, so I didn’t need to subtly bend my thoughts to curry someone’s endorsement.

I speak with you, not at you, in this book.

There is a simplicity to it in that it is unapologetically rooted in the sufficiency of Christ and His Word.

I wish you weren’t facing the sorrow that you are.

But since you are, let’s see whether our Lord may have some good in it for you after all.

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- Pastor Don Green

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Some people like strong preaching in theory, especially when it confronts theological error or the sins of which they themselves are not guilty.

But when Scripture exposes their sins or cuts against their view of the world, then their backs stiffen, and their knives come out.

Those who follow a pulpit that only tells them things they like and already believe are in a risky realm of self deception. It is a subtle problem, but common and profound.

“I like the Bible, but it must not contradict me or cross my boundaries.”

My friends, that’s not a love of Scripture, but a love of self. God gave us His Word, in part, to reprove and correct (2 Timothy 3:16). Those who avoid accountability, spurn correction, and resent reproof are not in submission to the Word, no matter what other external trappings of religion they display to men.

We must take its conviction with the same readiness as we take its comfort.

Peace be upon you.

- Pastor Don Green
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The other day I received an email from someone who benefitted from my ministry about ten years ago. Haven’t seen them since. The sincere thanks expressed were a timely blessing to my heart.

My dear Christian friends, it’s a worthwhile expenditure of your time to reach out and thank that pastor whom God used to lead you to Christ or who opened Scripture to your growth in sanctification.

It’s in your power to give that man a cool drink of water to refresh him in his present ministry.

The Lord knows I’m not asking this for myself. Surprise that man of God with a sincere word of encouragement. He gave himself to minister to you. It would be a small return on his investment in your life to know you haven’t forgotten, and that you still give glory to God.

Okay? Okay. Thank you.

12 But we request of you, brethren, that you appreciate those who diligently labor among you, and have charge over you in the Lord and give you instruction,
13 and that you esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Live in peace with one another. (1 Thessalonians 5:12-13)

- Pastor Don Green
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Before I wrote my latest book, I did an Amazon search for Christian books that addressed the matter of difficult relationships with adult children. I bought the best-selling book from an ostensibly Christian publisher.

For obvious reasons, I won’t mention the name of the book, author, or publisher here. Suffice to say that it wasn’t really a Christian book, in that it waited until the end to mention Scripture at all, and then only once or twice at that. It had no Christian worldview.

That exposure made my book inevitable. I wanted to write something completely distinct—something with a true biblical perspective for the true people of God.

That’s the only thing that can really help. We need Christ and His Word. Homespun humor and worldly wisdom doesn’t heal deeply broken hearts.

At the same time, I made a conscious decision to keep the book brief. It is a small format that will fit comfortably on your hand, and at 112 pages is brief enough to invite you to read. Long books aren’t too accessible for grieving hearts.

I was also conscious of writing this book as though we were talking to each other as friends. My book doesn’t talk down to you like an impatient pastor or a mechanical counselor eyeing the clock to set his/her fees.

Stated differently, I wrote this book for you, not to impress my friends in ministry or any “movements” within Christianity. Others may wish I had discussed social and political trends. They may think I left something out.

I didn’t.

By grace, I think many will read it and say, “He’s talking to *me*.

By grace, I think it will help you.

I look forward to hearing from you later this year, after you’ve had a chance to read it.

For now, preorders can be placed for a fall delivery at this link.
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- Pastor Don Green

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Well, the long-awaited moment has finally arrived for my latest book, When A Child Breaks Your Heart: A Book of Hope. You can place your pre-orders at this link.

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Please know that the books will not be available to ship until some time this fall. But I encourage you to reserve your copy now. We did a conservative print run that may or may not be sufficient for the early demand. We’re also offering an early bird discount, so there’s no reason to wait.

I could not have written this book ten years ago. I did not have the personal or pastoral experience to see the issues clearly. Now I’m eager to help those who know something about this (taken from the back cover copy):

Hot anger from violent teenagers. Cold silence from adult children. Double lives uncovered. “Alternative lifestyles.” Drugs. Alcohol. Faith rejected. Suicide.

The details differ, but a common thread of heartache emerges for many Christian parents. How did this happen? Why did this happen? Where do I go from here? Nothing seems to relieve the intolerable pain of it all.

Forsaking cliches and worldly wisdom, Don Green offers balanced biblical hope and sympathetic pastoral counsel for grieving parents facing such unexpected heartache. You will find trustworthy encouragement and comfort as you take this book to heart.

Friends, in many ways I like this book more than all the others I have written, combined. I promise you no easy answers and no guilt trips.

Just, by grace, biblical help for hurting hearts.

- Pastor Don Green

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Just briefly for this evening, my friends. I speak a word to men and ministries.

(I don’t really expect them to pay heed, but it needs to be said anyway.)

I say it reverently: for the love of God, don’t tell me how great you are or how great your ministry is.

I promise you: if you’re really great, I’ll figure it out. And I’ll think more of you for patiently holding your tongue while you’re waiting for me to catch up.

Especially for Christian leaders and organizations, your self-promotion is so contrary to the Son of Man, who said:

“Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.” (Matthew 23:12)

“Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.” (Proverbs 27:2)

“God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” (1 Peter 5:5)

Mark the boastful man or ministry. God will not honor them in the end.

This celebrity Christian culture has run its course. It’s time to drive a stake in it and send it back to whatever pit it came from.

- Pastor Don Green

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Not many pictures exist with my dad smiling, but this is one of the best with my mom from Labor Day weekend, 1988. He liked Nancy, who took the picture, so he smiled extra big for her.

It was just a few days ago that I was telling a friend about the enduring influence my dad has on my life. He never really understood my conversion to Christ, but he had a strength of character that I respect even to this day.

I judged him harshly as a youth. I was wrong. There was so much I didn't understand in my arrogance about the challenges he faced. It was all about me for too long.

I’m grateful for the window of harmony God gave to us in the last couple of years. I know Dad was, too. It was special.

Today, admittedly after the fact, it pleases me to honor my father before you with this post. I thank God for the dad He gave to me. I wouldn’t trade him for anyone else.

Friends, you only get one dad, and it's the dad that somehow God appointed for your life. If yours is still living, don't take it for granted.

One day you'll want to talk with him and . . . you can't. Take advantage of the opportunity while you can.

Grace and peace.

- Pastor Don Green
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The latest sermon by Pastor Don Green is now available.

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