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181. Hope, Hurt, and Healing: Experiencing Jesus After Suicide Loss with Catherine Renfro

181. Hope, Hurt, and Healing: Experiencing Jesus After Suicide Loss with Catherine Renfro

Update: 2025-09-10
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If you or someone you love is struggling with suicidal thoughts, please call or text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988. You are not alone.

In this tender and needed conversation, Lori welcomes Catherine to share her deeply personal journey of loss by suicide. Catherine opens up about the night she lost her brother, the emotional and spiritual aftermath, and how God’s presence met her in the darkest places of grief.

This episode offers gentle encouragement for those walking through the pain of suicide loss and brings biblical clarity to common misunderstandings surrounding suicide and salvation. It is also a message of hope for anyone who may be struggling today, reminding each listener that healing is possible and that God is near.

Catherine also introduces her new book, Hope, Hurt, and Healing. This powerful resource helps readers experience Jesus in the wake of suicide and points them to the God who comforts, restores, and redeems.

Whether you are grieving, supporting someone through loss, or feeling overwhelmed by despair, this conversation is an invitation to anchor your hope in the unchanging love of Christ.

Main Takeaways:

  • Understanding the Complexity of Loss by SuicideCatherine shares her personal story of losing her brother and the emotional, spiritual, and relational weight that comes with this kind of grief.

  • Disputing Misconceptions with Biblical TruthFrom false assumptions about salvation to the isolating lies of the enemy, Catherine highlights the importance of clinging to the truth of God’s Word in the midst of sorrow.

  • Introducing Hope, Hurt, and Healing Catherine’s new book is a heartfelt resource for those grieving suicide loss, offering comfort, truth, and the reminder that God is present and faithful through every part of the journey.

Resources Mentioned: Hope, Hurt, and Healing: Experiencing Jesus in the Wake of Suicide by Catherine

If you or someone you love is struggling with suicidal thoughts, please call or text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988. You are not alone.

For more information and helpful resources, check our website, PerspectiveMinistries.org, and follow us on Instagram @PerspectiveMinistries.

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181. Hope, Hurt, and Healing: Experiencing Jesus After Suicide Loss with Catherine Renfro

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