Goodbye to Goodbyes: A true story about Jesus, Lazarus, and an empty tomb

Jesus said, "There is a day coming when we will say goodbye to saying goodbyes forever. Do you believe that?"

Jesus knew how scary it is when someone gets really sick. He knew how sad it is when someone dies. Jesus cried when his friend, Lazarus, died. But he did something at his friend's tomb that changed everything. He showed that he came to give his friends life after death.

In this vivid, moving and exciting retelling of the story of Lazarus, Lauren Chandler helps children understand that Jesus came to say goodbye to goodbyes - forever.

The author, Lauren Chandler, used the story of Lazarus to help her own children in the wake of her husband's (Matt Chandler) brain tumor. Whether children are coming to terms with the illness or death of a loved one, or simply fearful of when that day might come, this book reassures them with the amazing truth that Jesus came to give his friends life after death.

"As a parent, and as one who has had to say my share of goodbyes, I understand the difficulty of explaining death to children in a way that validates their sadness but also offers hope in the midst of their sorrow. This book is a beautifully helpful reminder that, even though it feels like it, death doesn’t have to be a forever goodbye, because Jesus came to end goodbyes."
—Kristie Anyabwile, author,  pastor's wife and mom of three

Format: Hardcover