Tag: death
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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…
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This is transcendent power of music. This extraordinary music was composed for the apocalyptic movie “28 Years Later.” There is a powerful death scene in that movie where a mother is dying peacefully of cancer helped by a kind doctor who gives her morphine to relieve the pain. Virtually everyone…
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“We all move towards the return of Christ at two ‘speeds’ – the speed of earth history and the speed with which we approach death” – John Lennox, Professor of Mathematics, Oxford University
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I sent this to a dear friend in Christ when she said it sounded like I wanted to die . . . “Yes – ultimately, I do in fact want to die. But I leave it in God’s hands and don’t worry about it. I see more than a few…
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