Only the Body Dies

Some day you will read in the papers that D.L. Moody, of East Northfield, is dead. Don't you believe a word of it! At that moment I shall be more ...

Not Buried but Sown

As I go into a cemetery I like to think of the time when the dead shall rise from their graves. ... Thank God, our friends are not buried; they are only ...

A Tidy Facade Can Hide Inner Death

When elderly Adele Gaboury turned up missing four years ago, concerned neighbors in Worcester, Massachusetts, informed the police. A brother told police ...

Inconspicuous Death

In 1992, a Los Angeles County parking control officer came upon a brown El Dorado Cadillac illegally parked next to the curb on street-sweeping day.

The ...

Care for the Dying

Even if people reject the gospel, we still must love them. A good example of this was reported by Ralph Neighbour, pastor of Houston's West Memorial ...

So Little Time?

We are always complaining that our days are few and acting as though there would be no end of them.

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 ...

Think Fast

One day, my husband announced to the family that he was going to fast and pray. Ginny, our 5-year-old, had recently learned that fasting meant not eating. ...

Don't Stay in the Water

You don't drown by falling in the water, you drown by staying there.

Becoming Your Own

I became my own only when I gave myself to Another.