Funerals are part and parcel of life in a church. While the Church gathers for celebrations such as […]
Death
The French 3rd Marine Infantry Regiment is one of the oldest of the French Marines and trace their roots […]
“I ain’t afraid to die anymore. I done it already.” That’s what Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio, who rightly […]
There are a lot of books out there written by people who claim to have died on the […]
“Death is almost certain.” “Death is not always a great evil, Monsieur Champlain.” This exchange at the beginning […]
As it happens for all holidays, Halloween is marked by the annual parade of Quixotic, read-a-book, historians telling […]
I recently received a phone call that I had been expecting for well over a year. Though the […]
Have you ever spent time with someone who is dying? And I don’t mean someone who is surprised […]
Euthanasia is a euphemism. They share a Greek root for the word “good,” “eu-.” “Eu-phemism” means, literally, to […]
We’ve all seen them. Those insipid roadside church signs or social media gifs, full of pop theology and […]
I have been thinking, on and off, over the last year about the vanity and futility of life […]
What happens when a pastor dies? Everything and nothing. Yesterday I went to the funeral of Rev. Ron […]
So often we avoid the word “dead” with phrases like, “she passed away,” or, “we lost her.” Obviously […]
The French 3rd Marine Infantry Regiment is one of the oldest of the French Marines and trace their roots […]
I had known Mark for years. We worked together (he as the manager, I as an assistant) at […]
The last time she saw him. She knew he was there, could feel the air in the room, […]
With an outstretched hand, her fingers closed around the piece of fruit, and she pulled it from the […]
“Have yourself a merry little Christmas, Let your heart be light…” These were the words trickling from overhead […]
Cobblestone over cobblestone. Pacing steadily over the settled dirt of a thousand, maybe a million other sandals. Cracks […]
Nicodemus surely cried as he joined Joseph of Arimathea to bury Jesus. He brought an extraordinary amount of […]