Posts tagged “Death”
Something to give
I remember the exact date, time, and where I was when things started going downhill for our family this fall. We all experience it…
The walking dead
For many of you, your neighborhoods have started to look a lot like mine does. With Halloween just around the corner, there are all…
The world we long for
I’m writing this devotion after innocence was shattered one more time. Children were killed at school. It seems disrespectful to call them children because…
I’m afraid
You know, it’s one thing to say you’re not afraid of death when you’re feeling perfectly healthy, when you actually fully expect to live…
Only sleeping
Near the top of the most miserable of all human experiences is to suffer the death of a child. Every parent I know would…
Why did God create hell?
The 20th century was the epoch of evil. Yes, it was also a time of great advancement in technology and medicine. Yet even those…
Living with loss: A child
Of all the types of human loss to have to endure, I think for me losing a child would be the bitterest. My mother-in-law’s…
Live with confidence
Brittany was diagnosed with brain cancer and had 14 months to live. When the doctors told her that her death would be painful, Brittany…
If there’s no Easter, there’s no Christianity
According to Christianity, Easter is everything. As the apostle Paul says, “If Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is…
When death seems to win
This year I’m really struggling with writing about Easter. For me that’s pretty weird, because I love Easter. I love Jesus. I love that…
Easter sets us free from death’s sting
Richard was on an airplane eating his lunch when he felt something land in his hair. He rubbed his head, which caused the scorpion…
Wiggle on out
My first friend in Antigua was 70-year-old Junie James. Blind for years, Mr. James still made it to church every Sunday where we shared…