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 ...

Theology of Death

Death is a theological issue. Indeed, for most people, it is the theological issue.

The Loss of Morality

By losing morality, we've destroyed essence.

So Little Time?

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

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."

Death Is Not the Enemy

Let me underscore ... an idea that human minds grasp while human hearts resist: "Death is not the enemy." Just think: if people didn't move ...

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," ...

Grave Talk: No Glib Comments

When people started fearing death in earnest, they stopped talking about it.

Heedless Knowledge

Man always knows his life will shortly cease,

Yet madly lives as if he knew it not.

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 ...