Posts tagged “Death”
When saying “Thanks!” is hard
I got the text while I was at work. “We can’t come,” it read. Oh no. The visit we had been looking forward to…
Living with loss: A spouse
Do you have the idea that your life as a Christian is just going to get better and better? That one by one your…
Capital punishment
The practice of capital punishment has a long and intense debate over it that has lasted for centuries. There are powerful arguments both for…
How can I trust God with everything going on right now?
Are you someone who’s skeptical of God right now? Maybe you catch the news and wonder how he could allow all the messes we’re…
George Floyd and Psalm 10
Our country continues to process the mind-breaking emotions of Officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on the neck of George Floyd for nine minutes. In response,…
Honoring the slain
How would you describe Memorial Day? Somber? Contemplative? Celebratory? All three? Days like Memorial Day are important days where we take time to remember…
Where do I go with my fears?
What a blessing digital media is! I can share information instantaneously with my friends and family and coworkers with a few mouse clicks. The…
Blessing #1: Teaching Us Our Mortality
Moses once prayed, “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom” (Psalm 90:12). The daily death count in…
Beware of the satanic three-step
A number of years ago, I heard Christian biologist Dr. David Menton give a presentation in which he described the satanic three-step. It’s a…
Spread peace
I’m out of toilet paper. This is ridiculous. I don’t even understand why people are hoarding toilet paper, but now I’m regretting that time…
Plan your legacy
Death and dying freak people out. They deal with that fear in various ways. Some people can’t go into a hospital to visit someone,…
Free lunch tomorrow
On one occasion I saw a clever sign that a restaurant had posted in its window. It read: Free Lunch Tomorrow. There was a…