Man Pranks Friends, Family During Own Funeral

Shay Bradley loved laughter. In the end, he made sure to get the last laugh. Or rather, he made sure that he gave one last laugh. Friends and family mourning ...

Young Married Couple in Fatal Crash Leaving Ceremony

They had their whole lives to look forward to, but the end came so much sooner than anyone expected. Having just been married in a brief ceremony five ...

How Long Will the Famous Be Remembered after Death?

How long can most famous people expect to be remembered after they die? Between five and 30 years. That's according to Cesar A. Hidalgo, director ...

Reading Your Obituary

In literature the story is told of a man who opens a newspaper and discovers the date on the newspaper is six months in advance of the time he lives. ...

Perseverance and Rewards

98-year-old Charles Fackler was to receive France's Legion of Honor medal for service in World War I.

Bill Fackler, his son, later said, "It was ...

Time Is Beastly

How completely satisfying to turn from our limitations to a God who has none. ... For those out of Christ, time is a devouring beast; before the sons ...

A Calling, Not a Job

I think most of us are looking for a calling, not a job. Most of us, like the assembly line worker, have jobs that are too small for our spirit. Jobs ...

All Flesh Is as Grass

Consumerism is fed by a desire to forget our mortality.

Living in the Presence of Death

Philip Yancey tells of a painting in the Prado Museum in Spain by Hans Baldung titled "The Stages of Life with Death." On the ground is a newborn ...

The Struggle Against Death

The fundamental thing behind all motivation and all activity is the constant struggle against annihilation and against death. Death is absolutely stupefying ...