“Death is almost certain.” “Death is not always a great evil, Monsieur Champlain.” This exchange at the beginning […]
Death
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 […]