Where I Want to Die

I've heard pastors say, "I want to die in the pulpit." Well, as for me, I want to die in bed. I don't think it's any gift to the ...

What Price Progress?

We live in a time of unprecedented discoveries, many of which tend to make life longer and living more comfortable and enjoyable. But with change and ...

Town Forbids Dying, Fails

The town of Le Lavandou on the French Riviera recently passed a law barring any more burials in the town cemetery. It's full. The law says, "It is forbidden ...

Stopping Death

Rex Humbard tells the story of a woman who was released from the hospital after extensive rounds of therapy failed to turn back the progress of a deadly ...

Why to Seek the Lost

On July 4, 1854, Charlie Peace, a well-known criminal in London, was hung. The Anglican Church, which had a ceremony for everything, even had a ceremony ...

"Marvin's Room": Privileged to Give Love

Marvin's Room is about two sisters, Lee (Meryl Streep) and Bessie (Diane Keaton). After 17 years of estrangement, Bessie discovers she has leukemia and ...

Near-Death Experiences and Hell

I came across a book written by a cardiologist at the University of Tennessee that corroborates an important aspect of the biblical message. In the course ...

Lars Ulrich on Controlling Death

The last thing that I've been unable to control in my quest to control everything around me is death.

—Metallica drummer, Lars Ulrich

Choices in the Wake of Incurable Illness

When adults were asked by researchers what they would do if diagnosed with an incurable disease, the percentage who said:

• They would pursue treatment at any cost: 52
  
  

The Art of Offering Condolence

College English professor Jess Decourcy Hinds, of Brooklyn, New York, recently lost her father to a painful battle with bone cancer. Following his death, ...