The Tragedy of Life

The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.

One Foot in the Air

Even in the best of health we should have death always before our eyes [so that] we will not expect to remain on this earth forever, but will have one ...

The Answer to Death

Professional golfer Paul Azinger was diagnosed with cancer at age 33. He had just won a PGA championship and had ten tournament victories to his credit. ...

Facing the Inevitable

Die early or grow old; there is no other alternative. And yet, as Goethe said, "Age takes hold of us by surprise."

Fatal Disease

As when medical men examine an illness, and ascertain that it is fatal, they make this pronouncement, "He will die, he will not get over this," ...

Heedless Knowledge

Man always knows his life will shortly cease,

Yet madly lives as if he knew it not.

Coming or Going?

A little boy was sitting in a Sunday school class, listening to his teacher describe how in the beginning of creation, God made mankind from the dust ...

Live Each Day as Your Last

The greatest thing is to be found at one's post as a child of God, living each day as though it were our last, but planning as though our world might ...

Inevitability of Aging

As you know, birthdays make one thoughtful. If one is prepared to be honest, any birthday means one has aged. That makes me realize that whenever we speak ...

Child's Perspective on Death

My 4-year-old granddaughter and I were talking one day about death. Her grandfather has cancer and I wanted to prepare her for the inevitable. She didn't ...