Monk Contemplating a Skull (1875), Thomas Couture (1815-1879) ------------------------ To be happier, start thinking more about your death! This essay by Arthur C. Brooks first appeared in the New York…
To many people, life after death remains an unsolvable mystery. It is far too awesome for them to comprehend. I like to think, however, that it is best…
“I received good news from my hospice nurse today,” said the elderly lady I was visiting. Helen was had been battling cancer for a year, but was now about…
----------------- FROM A FUNERAL SERMON: When Ralph told me about his mother's last few months, during which she knew she was dying, I thought of the Latin phrase…
2nd Massachusetts Lieutenant Colonel Wilder Dwight (1833-1862) ------------------------------ On September 17, 1862, Lieutenant Colonel Wilder Dwight was on his horse waiting for the order to go into battle…
Many people expect a funeral sermon to be personal. They like it when the preacher can speak about the deceased as if they were well…
A few weeks ago my wife and I went to a Saturday evening worship service at a Roman Catholic church near where we live. The church building was…
Many people have chosen the following poem (or a variation of it) for the epitaph on their gravestone. This one was found in a cemetery in Waynesville, North…
It is interesting see what Jesus does when he is around death. We will consider three accounts from the Gospels. To more fully comprehend the message of these…
Michael Perry --- Don't bother looking for 'ignorality' in the dictionary. It's not in there yet, and probably won't ever be. It is a word Michael Perry made up to…