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Finding Hope in the Darkest Valley
In this deeply moving video, Zea opens her heart and shares her testimony after the devastating loss of her precious baby, Joseph. With honesty and grace, she talks about the pain of grief, the questions that followed, and the incredible ways God carried her and her family through this heartbreaking season.
Grieving with Hope: A Faith-Filled Journey Through Loss
When my wife of 20 years succumbed to cancer’s clutches at the age of 47, I would find myself staring at the wall in my room. When my wife of 20 years succumbed to cancer’s clutches at the age of 47, I would find myself staring at the wall in my room… In my grieving, I felt as though I was living someone else’s life.
The Lord, My Shepherd
This is a sermon by Kyle Johnston, delivered at Jubilee Community Church in early 2025. Kyle shares some wonderful encouragement from this familiar Psalm.
Hope in the Storm
When life feels overwhelming and hope is hard to hold onto, Psalm 42 offers honest, soul-deep encouragement. In this reflection, we explore how to face difficult times by bringing our raw questions to God, remembering His past faithfulness, and speaking truth to our hearts — even when faith feels fragile.
Lament and the Mission of God (4)
In this series of articles, I have been considering the role that lament plays in aligning us with God’s mission on earth. My understanding of the Bible, and my personal experiences, have led me to the unwavering conviction that God redeems pain.
Lament and the Mission of God (3)
Lament and Mission of God Part 3: Many may assume that lamenting is a uniquely human instinct… However, I see lament as something intrinsically linked to being made in the image of God. We have the capacity for lament because God himself laments.
Grieving and Leading
In 2016 my wife died suddenly and unexpectedly from a brain aneurysm aged 38 years of age. I was left with three children and a gaping hole in my heart. I have written about my journey through deep grief in my book Grief and Grace, Facing the Future I Didn’t Choose. In reflecting on my journey, […]
Finding Life After Death, A Reflection by Racheal Mutesi
This reflection was written by Racheal Mutesi after she had read Finding Life After Death: a biblical survivor’s guide. If someone drew a dagger through my chest,I don’t think my physical pain would override the agony in my soul.For days now it has felt like I was riding on a motorway having the best time […]
Grief and the Mission of God
This is a message I shared at Ridgeway Community Church, Didcot, in February 2025. This message coincided with the launch of my book, Finding Life After Death, a biblical survivor’s guide. Death is often viewed as a taboo topic. In this message, I share that a) Christians are not immune, b) God redeems pain, and […]
40 Days – Time with God (Dealing with Loss and Grief)
In August 2023, I received an email from Noelene Curry informing me of the passing of Pat Baxter and her intention to write a devotional book to honour Pat’s life and ministry. Drawing on some of Pat’s writings, Noelene collaborated with 14 other writers to complete 40 Days – Time with God (Dealing with Loss […]
Lament and the Mission of God (2)
In part 1, I introduced the topic of lament as a key biblical process to help discover God’s purposes beyond our pain. Before considering the topic further, I want to share my context and how I discovered that God was my ally, not my enemy when I went through deep grief.
Lament and the Mission of God (1)
What image does the word “lament” bring to your mind? It can feel a bit Old Testament, can’t it? We associate lament with many of the psalms (indeed, seven of the first ten psalms are lamenting songs). There’s even a whole Old Testament book called Lamentations, which contains the laments of Jeremiah during a particularly tough time in Israel’s history.
But to consign lamenting to the Old Testament and therefore conclude that it’s not relevant for New Testament believers would be a mistake.
Finding Life: Video Series
I recorded these short videos before the launch of Finding Life After Death: a biblical survivor’s guide. They give some additional insights that could help you as you engage with the book.
REVIEW OF ‘FINDING LIFE AFTER DEATH: a biblical survivor’s guide
Review by Noelene Curry, originally posted on her website https://godspromise.co.za/ From the dedication page of the book to the very last page, author Tim Tucker’s message is “We will not be shaken” (Psalm 62:2). We will not be shaken whether facing the death of a loved one, the end of a marriage, the loss of […]
Book Review by David Meldrum
…it’s easy to read and always accessible; but that doesn’t mean it’s shallow. Far from it; this book contains brave engagements with what the Bible has to say about death and bereavement, and how God’s people are to deal with it.
Rev Dave Meldrum provided a review of Finding Life After Death: a biblical survivor’s guide.
Interview on Breakfast with Friends
Tim was on CCFM radio station sharing about Finding Life After Death: a biblical survivor’s guide. Check out the two parts of the interview…
Extracts from Finding Life After Death
Three excerpts from Finding Life After Death: a biblical survivor’s guide, read by Matt Britton.
Finding Life – A Personal Interaction by Mahlatse Mashua
Mahlatse Mashua shares about his interaction with my new book, Finding LIfe After Death.
“without a proper guide, grief can become the uninvited guest who refuses to be ignored, outpaced, or willed away.”
Finding Life After Death
My new book is soon to be released. Finding Life After Death: a biblical survivor’s guide is my fifth book, and the third that specifically deals with the subject of grief and loss. Having never wanted to be the grief guy, no one is more surprised than I am that I continue to write and speak on the subject. There are two primary reasons that I continue to do so…
Peace on Earth?
Juxtaposed with the joy of Christmas, many people find that it is a time when their grief is amplified. This post reminds us that for every person celebrating with abandon, there is someone else facing their worst nightmare.
Story of Hope: Grief and Grace
Interview with Tim Tucker on CCFM sharing his story of hope in September 2023.
Grief and Loss in the Digital Age
For many of us, social media became exponentially more important during the global COVID-19 pandemic. We have become increasingly connected to our devices and it has simply become part of our daily life. However, many of us are also concerned that there is an intrinsic link between social media usage and the state of our mental health. If this is true (as many studies are indicating), then we need to be even more cautious about how we utilise social media while we are processing grief.
Grief and Grace interview (from the vault)
This interview was on Radio CCFM morning show as part of their “Story of Hope” segment. With the launch of the new edition of Grief and Grace, it seemed like a good time to repost this video.
Discombobulated by Grief
Discombobulated is one of my favourite words to describe my state of being when I was going through deep grief. The state of being discombobulated is to be characterised by confusion or disorder.
In this article I provide 3 pieces of advice for those discombobulated by grief.
The Lord is my Shepherd
This psalm has brought courage and hope to countless millions for three thousand years. We recorded this clip as part of the Grief and Grace video series.
Walking With Grief
I featured this poem in the “Grief and Grace” video series. I found it particularly helpful when I was experiencing life in slow motion in the aftermath of losing my wife.
Review of Grief and Grace by Rev. David Meldrum
In my experience, the best books about grief are short. When it feels like the sky is falling, you don’t need or want lots of words.
Grief is a Journey, it can’t be Rushed
“Would you like to borrow this?” My daughter’s preschool teacher Sue held out a book to me. It was small, about the size of the SA constitution (in the early democracy days when you could pick up a copy for free from the Post Office).
Blessings in every battle
In his book, “Grief and Grace”, Tim shares his journey of grief following the untimely passing on of his dear wife Laura Tucker on 18 August 2016. Dr. Tucker paints a vivid picture that we can all relate to.
Five Years On
It is now five years since Laura’s passing. It seems like a significant milestone – many people have expressed how unbelievable it seems that five years have passed. A friend sent me this verse, which sums up God’s faithfulness to us over the past five years: Fear not, for I am with you; be not […]