Heavenly Father Knows Best

The Lord has certainly inflicted a bitter wound in the death of our infant son. ... But He is Himself a father and knows what is good for his children. ...

Emotional Distance

Why is it that we rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral? It is because we are not the person involved.

Many Faces of Grief

Author Edgar Jackson poignantly describes grief:

Grief is a young widow trying to raise her three children, alone. Grief is the man so filled with shocked ...

Good Night and Good Morning

Winston Churchill chose to believe. Churchill arranged his own funeral. There were stately hymns in St. Paul's Cathedral and an impressive liturgy. ...

He's My Shepherd

For more than fifty years, my father was a pastor and conducted numerous funerals. I particularly remember the tragic death and funeral of my best friend's ...

Eulogies Ring False

Funerals of pastors are solemn affairs. At times when I attend one, however, I am struck by a strange kind of irony. After a lifetime of ministry supposedly ...