How Losing My Daughter Changed My Faith

Distant God

After Vivian died, I could no longer say what God meant to me. Instead, I had to learn to live with questions that defy answer.

Published Jun. 15 2014 6:45AM EDT

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On special occasions or whenever the mood takes us, my wife, two children, and I drive down a gravel road north of our church and turn into a flat square drive that surrounds a cemetery.

Kyle Cupp

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How Losing My Daughter Changed My Faith

After Vivian died, I could no longer say what God meant to me. Instead, I had to learn to live with questions that defy answer.

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Kyle Cupp