“Show me, Lord, my life’s end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting my life is.” — Psalm 39:4 NIV Turning 50-years old was particularly difficult for me. It caught me off guard to realize that I had reached a birthday that once seemed so far into the future. I felt paralyzed from this unexpected milestone, … Continue reading →
How should we count down our days when we have been given a bad prognosis? If the physician tells you that there isn’t anything that can be done to bring a cure and you’ve been given days or months to live, how should you respond? How should we wait while waiting to die? With the initial news of no cure … Continue reading →
“He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.” — Ecclesiastes 3:11 NIV The human spirit is an intricate thing and a never ending study for someone with an interest in why we do what we do when times … Continue reading →
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 →