Several years ago, I came across a thought-provoking poem by Linda Ellis entitled, The Dash. Since then, I have read some articles about it and have listened to several sermons and various lectures based upon the theme of poem. Here it is:
The Dash
I read of a man who stood to speak
At the funeral of a friend.
He referred to the [...]
With the upcoming economic stimulus check coming from the government in the mail in the next few days, I was convicted by an article which asked how I planned on using the money.
Other than my actions in general, there are few specific ways in which I can know the true treasure of my heart:
How I spend my money
How I spend my time
How [...]
With all of this talk about death, dying and eternity, I was reminded of a passage penned by C.S. Lewis on the subject of hope which is taken from his book Mere Christianity :
Hope is one of the the theological virtues. This means that a continual looking forward to the eternal world is not (as some modern people [...]
Columnist Froma Harrop penned an excellent article entitled Morbid Advice for Living Well which was published in the Minneapolis Star Tribune on April 16, 2008:
In South Korea, companies sell mock funerals for college students. The young people write their wills, put on the traditional Korean burial clothes and have themselves nailed into a coffin — [...]
This blog begins with a personal confession: I often think about death. Now, before anyone considers this notion as odd or morbid, or jumps to the conclusion that one shouldn’t dwell or become obsessed with such a depressing topic, I’d ask that you first give me a chance to clarify and explain myself a bit.
There are a handful of things that [...]
