by Craig Nash | Oct 30, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
On October 30, 2005, Kyle Lake walked into the waters of baptism at University Baptist Church (UBC) in Waco, Texas. As he was preparing to baptize a young woman, signifying her commitment to following in the way of Jesus, he reached out to grab a microphone after...
by Jack Moline | Feb 21, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
In the last episode of the Israeli television series “Shtisel,” the father quotes Isaac Bashevis Singer, a secular Yiddish writer. It is a bit of a stretch for even a fictional ultra-orthodox rabbi from a notably insular community to be quoting the famously secular...
by Barry Howard | Aug 12, 2022 | Opinion
Grief feels like different things to different people. For example, in A Grief Observed C.S. Lewis confessed, “No one told me that grief feels so much like fear.” I have walked alongside individuals and families who are dealing with grief for over 40 years. Here are...
by John D. Pierce | Jun 8, 2021 | Opinion
A CNN report in mid-March on the devastating impact of COVID-19 on the Brazilian population was strikingly sad, especially considering the rapidly increasing availability of vaccines. At one Rio de Janeiro cemetery – on the day of the report, March 22 – funerals were...
by Preston Clegg | Mar 13, 2013 | Opinion
“Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted.” — Matthew 5:4 Lately, this verse has taken hold of me for reasons I don’t fully understand. Maybe it’s because I’ve participated in two funerals recently, and at both we...