This post is about my dog. And about so much more than my dog. It’s also about me, and possibly you, too. When the pandemic hit, I was one of the lucky ones. Through a
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Tag: death
Seeing Beyond the Obvious
What I saw didn’t always match reality. I saw the Facebook post. The daughter of a friend I had known for more than thirty years informed her Facebook friends that her mom had contracted Covid
Read moreGod Captures Our Attention to Offer Hope
Sometimes God captures our attention and reveals His mighty power, the compelling evidence of who He is. September 29th reminds me of a time when God gained the attention of hundreds of people. So that
Read moreIn the Light of Change
Death rears its head in many forms. The recent shooting in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill district hit a little too close to home. Last year, it was Las Vegas and the other numerous places. But most
Read moreI’d Choose Him
I have the distinct advantage in this. Since I lost my own father when I was a baby, I get to choose. I spent my whole life watching Daddies in action, studying them to determine what characteristics I’d most need in a father.
Read moreDeath Does Not Have the Final Word
It started last year on Easter Sunday with the death of a very dear friend in Maryland; a man I’d known for forty-four years. Within weeks of his death, another special friend in Florida died.
Read moreThe Resurrection: what it means and what it doesn’t.
This weekend we celebrate the unfathomable: the Son of God’s sinless and selfless life on earth, His sacrifice and substitutionary death for our sin, and His defeat of death, hell and the grave. His resurrection
Read moreThe Lesson of the Hearse
by Janet Morris Grimes It slowed to a stop in front of us, parking in our usual spot beside the mailbox. I couldn’t breathe. My daughters sobbed in each other’s arms in the back seat.
Read morePawpaw’s Hands: About His Father’s Business
I first met my father-in-law when I was twelve. I entered the church foyer for the first time and noticed a most gentle man who greeted everyone with a hug. With a pat on the back,
Read moreRites of Sting
I ain’t dead yet, so I have no authority to speak on the subject. I take it from the Word that death has lost it’s sting, but in the past few weeks I’ve seen sudden
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