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When Parents Face the Death of a Child

Last Sunday Tom came up to me and gave me a note. It was from a woman who wanted to speak to me about the loss of her son. From the note, I learned that he was only 33 years old and died from cancer. So I started over to…
What To Expect When You're Grieving

Dear friends recently lost their dad. I remember being surprised after my dad died at how bone tired I was. As one acquainted with grief, I offer this short primer, not as a scientific study, but as an anecdotal narrati…
Time Moves On

The infirmary has been very busy for the past 12 years or so -- lots of hustle and bustle, with a full staff to help with the work. That has changed quite rapidly over the last couple of years. We have had a lot of death…
Dying to Myself: What Does it Mean?

The theme “the death to self” seems to come up in just about every religious tradition; it is called conversion, which implies a turning away towards something else. To change course, pursue values that are i…
We Are the Enemy

People will often say that they don’t care if there is an afterlife or not. Or that they are not afraid of death. Well we are either alive or dead; death for the body is painless, but the process of dying often i…
Would You Still Love God If You Knew There Was No Afterlife?

By Eowyn My neighbors, Brandon and Viv, are two of the nicest people you could ever hope to meet. They have raised three wonderful children together and also are foster parents to at-risk children. Brandon is a dentist…
Reflections on a Life Lost

It seems strange that though I didn't know you very well, I miss you. "I am fading away. Slowly but surely. Like the sailor who watches his home shore gradually disappear, I watch my past recede. My old life still burns…
God's Glory in Times of Grieving: Jeremy's Story

A few months ago I posted about a man who was preparing for death. Not because death was imminent or because he had given up on life but because he knew death was inevitable. Reading his personal blog about life and prep…
The Death of Osama Bin Laden and the Christian Reaction

[This is reposted as part of our Best-Of Revelife Week. It was originally posted on May 1, 2011.] As I write this the twitterverse, facebook, news stations, and general U.S. public is buzzing about the reported death…
Euthanasia: Good Death or Playing God?

This can be a touchy subject to discuss on a blogging site, but I want to find out what other people think about euthanasia. I agree with euthanasia because I'm against human suffering. I agree with this only when it is…