Tag: death
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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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Scripture affirms that Christ’s resurrection is the cornerstone of our faith. If it did not happen, we might as well throw away our Bibles and walk away from the faith (1 Cor 15:14). But it did happen. The resurrection shouts to us from the historical record. It is a first-rank…
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“Sleep” is the euphemism that the New Testament most often uses to describe the death of believers. The early church called their burial grounds koimeteria, a word which means “sleeping places.” The word cemetery is taken from the Greek word koimeteria. In fact, the Bible describes death as “sleep” 54…
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“Mors Improvisa” (sudden/unexpected/unforeseen death) was considered the worst form of death in the Middle Ages because one could not prepare for death. Contrast that with today where it is generally regarded as the ideal way to die – i.e., in one’s sleep not even knowing that they were sick, or…
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Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday announced that he’d signed a bill that would allow terminally ill residents aged 18 or older to request life-ending drugs from doctors. The measure is set to take effect next September and makes Illinois the 12th state to legalize medically assisted suicide. Read about it…
Christian Apologetics 