Are you confused about death? (1 Corinthians 15:55-57)

1 Corinthians 15:55-57

The 2010 film “Extraordinary Measures” depicts John and Aileen Crowley’s heroic efforts to find a cure for their two children who suffer from a rare and deadly genetic disorder. In one heart-wrenching scene, their oldest child experiences an exacerbation so bad that it brings her to the brink of death. With no treatment options remaining on the table, the Crowleys can do nothing but wait. Attempting to comfort them, a doctor tells them that they could try to look at their daughter’s seemingly imminent death as a blessing because their daughter would not need to suffer any more. As any parent can imagine, the proposal was less than satisfying to the Crowleys.

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Why Not a King? And the Answer. (Colossians 2:8-15)

Why not a king_ And the Answer.Colossians 2:8-15

Why did our nation’s forefathers not choose a king or queen for our government? No one had ever had a “president” before. Continue reading

Savior Magnified, Soul Satisfied (2 Corinthians 4:16)

Soul Satisfied

Submitted by Andy McIlvain. 

2 Corinthians 4:16

As I walked in the back door of the hospital, and down the hallway to the room were my 91-year-old mother lay dying, I suddenly realized that 62 years ago she had given birth to me in this very building. I passed the small chapel in which in years past, as a nurse, I had prayed with patient’s family members as their loved ones also stood on the precipice of death and a new life. Continue reading

Memento Mori (Hebrews 9:27)

 

 

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Submitted by Andy McIlvain. 

Hebrews 9:27

Memento mori is the Medieval Latin Christian theory and practice of reflection on our mortality, the vanity of earthly life and the transient nature of all earthly goods and pursuits. Memento mori literally means “Remember you must die” Continue reading