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Tag Archives: death

When It’s Our Time

Rev. Steve Durkac Posted on December 20, 2022 by Steve DurkacDecember 30, 2022

Working in a hospital as a chaplain means that I am often present when a death is about to occur or has occurred. There are areas in the hospital, like the Emergency Room, where nurses will comment upon seeing me and exclaim, “Oh no, what’s happening.” For me being present when death occurs is not a difficult assignment because it is an opportunity to support the family with spiritual care at what will always be … Continue reading →

Posted in Spiritual Care | Tagged death, dying, Ecclesiastes 3:2, Hebrews 9:27, Job 14:5, Psalm 31:15, time of death

End-of-Life Family Conflict

Rev. Steve Durkac Posted on November 28, 2022 by Steve DurkacNovember 28, 2022

Facing the end-of-life of a loved one or a family member tends to raise the stress level of the would-be survivors. There are decisions that must be made in cooperation with the medical team and there is the weight of knowing that decisions will need to be made post-medical care. Healing has decisions that must be made and dying has its own set of decisions that must be made. It is easier for the family … Continue reading →

Posted in Spiritual Care | Tagged chaplain, conflict, death, dying, end of life, grief, hospice, spiritual care

Absent from the Body, Present with the Lord?

Rev. Steve Durkac Posted on October 31, 2022 by Steve DurkacOctober 31, 2022

I want to address two statements by the Apostle Paul that are commonly known by the phrase, “Absent from the body, present with the Lord.” The first of these is in 2 Corinthians 5:8 which states, “We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.” The second of these is in Philippians 1:23 which states, “For I am in a strait betwixt two, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible Answers | Tagged 2 Corinthians 5:8, death, dying, immortality, mortal, Philippians 1:23, resurrection, second coming

Immortality of the Unsaved?

Rev. Steve Durkac Posted on October 20, 2022 by Steve DurkacOctober 23, 2022

Billy Graham often said “We will all live forever somewhere, either in Heaven or in Hell.” However, is that really true? Is that really what is stated in the Bible? As much as I liked and admired Billy Graham, I have to admit that every time I heard him say that my biblical defense system went up. The ability to live eternally is what is known as immortality. Do a dictionary definition search and you’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible Answers | Tagged 1 Corinthians 15:53, 1 Corinthians 15:54-55, 1 John 2:25, 1 John 5:12, 1 Timothy 6:16, death, eternal life, first resurrection, gift of God, hell, hell fire, immortality, John 17:3, John 3:16, John 6:47, Matthew 25:46, Psalm 102:26-27, Psalm 37:20, Psalm 73:27, resurrection, Romans 6:23, wicked

Edith Waugh, Death, and Maranatha

Rev. Steve Durkac Posted on January 9, 2021 by Steve DurkacNovember 7, 2022

I’m contemplating death today, because I just learned of the passing of Edith Waugh, a former church member from my Rock Hill, South Carolina days and wife of Les Waugh, whom I wrote about in a previous blog post. Edith was also the sitter for my children and allowed me the opportunity to be out and involved with church ministry, most times that was with Les as we both stuffed ourselves in my Suzuki Samurai. … Continue reading →

Posted in Mere Observations | Tagged death, Leslie B. Waugh, Maranatha, Once Adventist, Seventh-day Adventist

What to Say to a Suicide Survivor

Rev. Steve Durkac Posted on February 13, 2020 by Steve DurkacNovember 28, 2022

Here in America, we have close to 50,000 people a year who die by suicide. The majority of whom were struggling with a mental illness, either a diagnosed condition or acknowledged depression. Think of this, a person has to be in a very low state of mind to actually take their own life. So whether a person is on mental health medication or not, we would be hard pressed to argue that one was in … Continue reading →

Posted in Spiritual Care | Tagged chaplain, death, grief, pastoral care, spiritual care, suicide, workforce

Luke 23:43 and Today in Paradise?

Rev. Steve Durkac Posted on September 9, 2019 by Steve DurkacSeptember 9, 2019

The question is about Luke 23:43 and the thief going to Heaven that day, but we know that Jesus didn’t ascend into Heaven until 40 days later, so how do we understand this contradiction? Well, let’s begin with the actual verse of Luke 23:43 says, “And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.” It does appear to be a contradiction when you do consider that … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible Answers | Tagged 2 Corinthians 5:6-8, Bible Answers, death, Ecclesiastes 12:7, immortality, Luke 23:43, Seventh-day Adventist, sleep, soul, state of dead, Walk by Faith, When We Die

Appointed Time to Die?

Rev. Steve Durkac Posted on July 31, 2016 by Steve DurkacJuly 31, 2016

Today at church we discussed the old adage that goes “When it’s your turn to go, it’s your turn to go” (or something to that effect). I had mentioned that I would look up some verses that would seem to concur with this thought, because I couldn’t pull out of my memory and the clock was running out on us, but here are a few that I was thinking of… • “And as it is … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible Answers | Tagged death, dying, time of death

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