Lent 2022 | Day 36: Tears
One of the most remarkable moments in Jesus’s ministry is when he arrives in Bethany to see about his friend Lazarus. Continue reading Lent 2022 | Day 36: Tears
Tag: Death
Lent 2022 | Day 34: Life
Often times comes when life is lost. It is only when contrasted against death that the precious nature of life becomes easier to see. Continue reading Lent 2022 | Day 34: Life
Death 150 Yards Away
Late last year, a young man I’ve never met and of whom I know nothing about died in a car accident. The reason I’m even writing about it; the reason for bringing it up at all is that it happened yards from where I live. From my vantage point, I knew that it was not a good situation. As the reports finally hit the news … Continue reading Death 150 Yards Away
On the Death of Kobe Bryant
The loss of any person to tragic circumstances is hard. Even when they are not well know. But there is something about the death of a person whose name many recognize that makes it more shocking. There is the feeling that there was something of us in them. Continue reading On the Death of Kobe Bryant
The 7 Last Words of Christ | “Hands”
44 It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour, 45 while the sun’s light failed. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. 46 Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” And having said this he breathed his last. 47 Now when … Continue reading The 7 Last Words of Christ | “Hands”
“The High Cost of Love” | Remembering Frank Thompson
Frank LaDon Thompson August 19, 1969 – October 14, 2015 Yesterday afternoon I was sitting at home watching a baseball game when I found out that my friend Frank’s journey here on earth had come to an end. He died due to complications related to his heart and kidney transplant surgery. The sensation of numbness washed over me like a wave. And then another came. … Continue reading “The High Cost of Love” | Remembering Frank Thompson