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Bo Stern

Bo Stern is an author, a public speaker and a teaching pastor at Westside Church in Bend, Ore. Her books include Beautiful BattlefieldsRuthless and When Holidays Hurt. Bo is passionately involved in raising awareness and funding to research ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease), an illness her husband, Steve, succumbed to in July, 2015. The couple has four children and two grandchildren. Learn more about Bo by visiting her website.

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God Will Fight For You

Bo Stern writes of her husband’s struggle with ALS, testifying to God’s strength being made perfect in their weakness.

My Marriage and a Terminal Illness

Bo Stern writes of her husband’s struggle with ALS, confident that amid this trauma and turmoil, God is bringing beauty to their battle.

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Finding Strength for the Terminal Battle (Part 2 of 2)

Author and speaker Bo Stern candidly discusses the challenges her family’s experienced as a result of her husband’s fight against ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease), and offers encouragement to those facing similar battles. (Part 2 of 2)

Focus on the Family Broadcast

Finding Strength for the Terminal Battle (Part 1 of 2)

Author and speaker Bo Stern candidly discusses the challenges her family’s experienced as a result of her husband’s fight against ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease), and offers encouragement to those facing similar battles. (Part 1 of 2)