At funerals, it is not unusual to hear someone say, “He has received his new body.” I certainly understand the impulse to say comforting and encouraging things for the sake of those who are grieving. Furthermore, I don’t believe every cliché or...
Like the other gospel accounts, John’s account is packed full of themes, concepts, and ideas. I couldn’t possibly summarize them all. However, there are a few themes which stand out to me most prominently. If you pay attention to these, as you read through John’s...
It is a passage quoted at nearly every funeral, “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints” (Psalm 116:15). It sounds beautiful and poetic. It seems to suggest that death, in spite of how it feels, is not really such a bad thing. But is...
I received a touching e-mail from a father who lost his daughter, when she was only six years old. This father had several wonderful questions; questions about which we have all probably wondered at some point. It is with his e-mail in mind that I want to explore the...
