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Tag Archives: 1 Corinthians 15:52-53

Heaven is Not for Everyone

Steve Durkac | Hospice Chaplain Posted on November 13, 2023 by Steve DurkacFebruary 4, 2024

As a hospital chaplain I am frequently around families at the bedside of their dying loved one. When they die, it is very common to hear family comfort one another by saying that their loved one is now in Heaven and out of pain. While it is encouraging for the family to find comfort in this thought, my mind tends … Continue reading →

Posted in Deeper Faith | Tagged 1 Corinthians 15:52-53, 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, 1 John 1:9, 1 Thessalonians 4:16, 2 Timothy 3:13, character, death, Galatians 5:19-21, Galatians 5:22-23, Genesis 3:24, Heaven, John 3:16, Matthew 5:6, Nahum 1:9, resurrection, saved, Sin, sinfulness, unsaved

Hope Beyond Death

Steve Durkac | Hospice Chaplain Posted on August 19, 2023 by Steve DurkacNovember 1, 2024

The immediate shock and despair of a loved one’s passing can leave us feeling hopeless about the future. No matter how much we may think we are prepared, death is devastating. It is the perfect earthly definition of finality, and it’s why we sometimes doubt that we’ll ever feel hopeful again. However, this is an issue dealt with in the … Continue reading →

Posted in End-of-Life | Tagged 1 Corinthians 15:52-53, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, 2 Corinthians 5:8, bereavement, coping with grief, death, Ecclesiastes 12:7, eternity, grief, Heaven, hope, immortality, resurrection, Revelation 21:4, second coming
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