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Death (31)
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- Let’s Make a “Songs About Death” List! (77) After weeks of scouting, my 18 year old sister found a great deal on her first car. Great mileage. Clean inside and out. And she had the […] 1 year ago
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Why 99.9% of Pastors Agree With Rob Bell … (56)
... at funerals.
A couple years ago my dad had this cheesy bumper sticker on the back end of his truck. It said, "Live So the Pastor […]
2 years ago
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Introducing Jeremiah Michael Wilde (38)
On Friday afternoon I was standing at the graveside of an elderly man we had just buried. I was waiting for the vault man to put the lid […]
1 year ago
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Learning from Michelle Duggar (31)
Miscarriages cause a silent grief. A nameless grief.
A grief for one who had no connections in life. No schoolmates, no friends, no […]
1 year ago
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I Need Help (30)
I take 40 mg of antidepressants each day. I’ve done so since my last dangerous bout with burnout some five years ago. Life loses its […]
2 months ago
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ADOPTION UPDATE: We’ve Been Matched! (27)
From my wife, Nicki:
12 days to Parenthood!!!!
Yes, can you believe it? We got the call from our agency a few weeks ago that a […]
1 year ago
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Guest Post by Michael Miller: Postmodern Push-back (27)
Mike Miller and I share a lot in common. We’re both licensed and practicing funeral directors in the Commonwealth. We both love Jesus. And […]
2 years ago
- Lets Make A List: Deaths in Movies (24) Hollywood has picked up on the drama of death. In fact, it seems that roughly 50% of Hollywood's dramas portray some type of death […] 1 year ago
- Why I Have Begun to Subscribe to the Reformed God (23) My friend, and fellow seminarian at Biblical, Mike Landsman, responds to my post "Why I Haven't (Yet) Subscribed to the Reformed […] 1 year ago
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Some Adoption Portfolio Pics: Which Ones Do You Like the Best? (23)
Our adoption process is under way. The next major step for us is to make a portfolio that will be shown to expecting mothers. The […]
2 years ago
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Embalming or Cremation? (22)
As of 2010, roughly 38% of those who died in the United States chose cremation, while the remaining 62% chose a full burial.
By the […]
1 year ago
- Abortion as an Act of Mercy? (22) I've often spoken about the silent grief of miscarriages. I've spoken about how the mother, and father, will often bear the weight of the […] 1 year ago
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Playing Taps and Doubting God (21)
Today's guest post comes from Jennifer Lee.
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I was a freshman in high school, standing with my head bowed behind the cemetery shed, […]
7 months ago
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Hoping that Rob Bell Will Adopt My Dog on May 21st (21)
Harold Camping has (again) predicted the rapture of us Christians. This time, he thinks -- no, he's absolutely sure -- we'll be raptured […]
2 years ago
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Wilde Adoption Update: We’re Expecting! (19)
Nicki and I have been married going on nine years! We’ve been trying for children for about seven of those nine. And after going through […]
2 years ago
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Pete Z. caleb the idea that you fight with those you are theologically closest to is not true for many people. I took a test in college that […] 12 hours ago
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Random Linkage: A bunch of everything here folks…. | Full Contact Enlightenment [...] Ten Reasons Why I’m a Funeral Director [...] 2 days ago
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Bambi Tuckey While I understand that drugs, when used for "fun" per se, is hard to understand, there are many reasons people take drugs. I've been […] 2 days ago
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Helen Chappell Hey! I grew up in Kennett Square! Love your blog. I worked briefly at Worrall Funeral Home in Kennett back in hs in the 60's. Did flowers, […] 3 days ago
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Staab A tough topic, but so important to share. As a funeral director for over twenty years I have dealt all too much with suicide and drug […] 3 days ago
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Death (31)
