Tag: death
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In Romans 1, Paul warns of the consequences of rejecting truth. In Col 2:8, he warns of being taken captive by deceit. In 2 Thess 2:13-19 he warns of deception because people refuse to love the truth. In our world with instant global communication technology, deceit spreads easily and rapidly.…
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The mid-twentieth-century chaplain of the United States Senate, Peter Marshall, might best be known for his telling of the legend of the merchant of Baghdad. The story goes like this: A merchant sends his servant down to the market. The servant quickly returns. He is agitated and frightened. He says…
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From my coming book . . . The original Ars Moriendi warns “for men seek sooner and busier after medicines for the body than for the soul.” This is even more true six centuries later with the wonders of modern medicine. There is nothing new under the sun. Ars Moriendi…
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From my coming book that is about 2/3 complete . . . In 1519 at the Dawn of the Reformation, Martin Luther published a sermon entitled “A Sermon on Preparing to Die.” Luther released it in response to a parishioner who could not shake his fear of death. In it…
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There is a right way and a wrong way for a believer to think about death. While virtually all believers understand that Christ died for their sin and that they will enter Heaven after death, very few understand the fundamental impact that Christ has on death for a believer (2…
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The moral reasoning behind assisted suicide is terribly wrong. James Woods offers theological wisdom here. On Feb. 6, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who identifies as a Catholic Christian, signed a bill allowing terminally ill New York residents to end their lives through assisted suicide. Such measures are becoming increasingly…
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(This remarkable story is related by Dr. Reggie Anderson in his book Appointments With Heaven. He was the family physician of Stephen Curtis Chapman when the tragedy happened with their adopted daughter. “Lois” in this story was a blind elderly patient of his.)
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Ecclesiastes 7:1 is a fascinating verse that probably the vast majority of readers let slip under their radar – “the day of death [is] better than the day of birth.” What does this mean? How can death . . . which nobody celebrates . . . be “better” than a…
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Christian Apologetics 