Person by person, my generation is passing away. And there are so many of us. Each day, ten thousand members of my generation reach retirement age. Funerals are constant among my peers. It is an easy conversation starter when I approach someone my age and ask about plans for retirement...
There’s a stark difference between knowing something intellectually and knowing something experimentally. Knowing the Golden Gate Bridge crosses the mouth of San Francisco Bay because you found it on Google Maps or you read about in a book is one thing; knowing it because...
Last week, I had the privilege of talking with a friend who recently endured the tragic deaths of loved ones. Since grief can be softened in sharing, I offered some reflections on losing my mom when I was eighteen. In expressing the tensions inherent in grief, I spoke of the gifts that...
My husband and I awoke on Saturday, mentally preparing ourselves for the funeral of a friend. Elisabeth had lost her two-year battle with a rare form of sarcoma cancer, leaving behind her husband and seven-year-old daughter. Copyright: antonioguillem / 123RF Stock Photo We...
Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil—and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death...
It’s been about half a year since a close friend of mine passed away. I cared about him dearly and the loss hit me hard. He was a special person in many ways, and his passing affected me greatly. I first met Bryant in 2005 when I was an InterVarsity student leader in college...
My mom is amazing. I know many other people feel this way about their moms too—but really, my mom is amazing. She’s sacrificial, strong, and resilient. She’s a survivor of the Cambodian genocide. She kept our family together and alive while they trekked to Thailand...