OUR LAST LAP

We never know when this life will end. Our passing can come from a variety of issues and in unexpected ways. Some of us will live for many years. Others will die young, What we need to possess in the years of life we have been allotted is a willingness to keep...

THE FEAR OF DYING

Perhaps it’s our age, but Jan and I are praying for the time when one of us dies and the other is left alone. After 51 years of marriage, we have become so one in the Spirit that it will be impossible, in human terms, to process that time and the emotional loss the...

THE GIFT OF UNCERTAINTY

We are all going to die, so why waste the impending certainty of that event? Death and its inevitability will be ignored by people who fail to grasp the lessons it can provide. As I read Scripture certain verses will get my attention. A particular verse will capture...

THE SPACE BETWEEN

Last week, our veterinarian relieved the suffering of our faithful dog, Ladybug. Ladybug lived with us for 4 years. She had developed severe seizures when two years ago she bit into an electrical cord and suffered a paralyzing shock. In the last two years, her...

BEFORE THEIR TIME

Some who follow Jesus can appear to die before their time. What is interpreted as an early death can be confusing to those left behind. There are other reasons for an early departure from this life. “Good people pass away; the godly often die before their time. But no...