For All Who Grieve

Navigating the Valley of Sorrow and Loss

Read the first chapter for free here. 

When Pastor Colin Smith found himself counselling grieving couples in his church, he turned to the book of Lamentations for help. What unfolded is recorded in this book.

Written with compassion and understanding, yet honestly facing the difficult questions that death stirs up, For All Who Grieve shows what it looks like to grieve with hope.

Based on the biblical themes of tears, talk, guilt, grievance, hope, and healing this book will demonstrate how to navigate the valley of grief, sorrow, and loss.

Most of all, though, it points to Christ, our Saviour, who knows what it is to walk sorrow’s path. For when you pass through the valley of sorrow and loss, you are in a place where Christ can be found.

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Colin Smith

Trustee / Founder and Teaching Pastor

Colin Smith is the Senior Pastor of The Orchard Evangelical Free Church in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. He has authored a number of books, including Heaven, How I Got Here and Heaven, So Near – So Far. Colin is the Founder and Teaching Pastor for Open the Bible. Follow him on X formerly Twitter.

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Discover the comfort of a Saviour who truly understands grief. Jesus wept with those who mourned, showing that every tear is precious to God. In times of loss and sorrow, you are invited to bring your pain to Him—knowing He both cares deeply and promises to one day wipe away all tears.

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Grieving is not meant to be faced alone. True comfort is found when sorrow is shared—by talking honestly about loss, listening with compassion, and remembering together. Even in heartbreak, there is hope; Jesus himself understands our grief and invites us to bring every pain to him, finding solace and strength in his presence.

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A man of crime. A ruthless empire. A fellow prisoner. A promise of Paradise. 

Discover the story of the thief on the cross, and his life-changing encounter with Jesus, in this brand new full colour graphic novel version of Colin S Smith’s Heaven, How I Got Here: The Story of the Thief on the Cross.

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