death
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Recent ArticlesDo leaves die?
Fall in America and throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere is a beautiful time of year. Bright reds, oranges, and yellows rustle in the trees…
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Recent ArticlesOf baby birds, and death before the Fall
Today we started off the day with a funeral right after breakfast. Bluey Leapey Wieske died during the night. We buried him at the back…
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DocumentaryThe Long Goodbye: The Kara Tippetts Story
Documentary 2019 / 88 minutes Rating: 10/10 “I feel like I’m a little girl at a party whose Dad is asking her to leave early,…
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Adult non-fictionseasons of sorrow: the pain of loss and the comfort of God
by Tim Challies 2022 / 199 pages Nick Challies was just 20 years old when he died. He was involved in a dorm activity, playing…
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Adult fictionWhere the blue sky begins
by Katie Powner 2022 / 343 pages Rating: GOOD/Great/Give The back cover pitched this as, quirky dying woman meets confident cute guy. Hmmm…. I don’t know…
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Dying WellCremation: why and why not
Three things got me thinking about cremation. One was a phone call from someone asking me if I would like an information package about funerals….
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Dying WellCome, sweet death, Come blessed rest!
Last week, while working in the backyard, I chanced to speak with one of our neighbors. There is only a wire fence separating our properties…
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Dying WellComfort facing death
Do you ever think about your own death? Poets may come up with flowery words and philosophers may make scholarly statements that ring hollow when…
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AssortedWhy doesn’t the OT say more about what happens after death?
Questions are powerful things: absolutely vital for anyone who wants to be wise, but also a way for the foolish to try to tear down….
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Evangelism“And behold, I come quickly” – the dying need to hear the gospel
He that is unjust, let him be unjust still; and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still; and he that is righteous, let…
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AssortedIf only for this life we have hope in Christ…
But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of…
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NewsWhen marriage means only: “a way to avoid taxes”
Matt Murphy and Michael O’Sullivan are good friends – they’ve been friends for almost 30 years. They are also straight. And, as of the Dec….