Today we will attend another memorial service. I guess it’s our stage of life, but it sure seems like there’s a lot of death happening around us right now. There are multiple people on our prayer lists who are battling sickness that will likely take their lives. We read of people dying daily among our …
Tag: Death
Choosing How Your Story Ends
Today’s read (1 Samuel 16-18) includes a story that all children love – David and Goliath. God has let Samuel grieve long enough over the poor choices Saul made. He tells him it’s time to move on, to fill up his horn with anointing oil because God plans to raise up another man as king. …
What’s Your Response To Death?
What happens after we die? This is a question that every person must ponder at some point, whether they admit it or not. Religions are built on answering it, although no evidence exists that any person has raised himself from the dead except the Son of God, Jesus. In His case, there is ample evidence …
The Ultimate Place Of Safety
What makes you feel safe? When can you lie down at night and sleep well, without a care or thought for your physical well-being? When is your heart at peace? Recently, my friend shared an experience she had years ago. The news had announced the police were searching for an escaped convict who had been …
Leaving Here…Going There
This morning I woke up around 3:30 am and couldn’t go back to sleep. We’re in the process of moving; my brain is full of details when I go to bed at night, and immediately starts up again when I wake up. As I lay there thinking about everything that has to be done over …