Three nuns die and go to heaven, but all must answer one question to get in.The first nun is asked, “Who was the first man on Earth?” She says, “Adam.” Lights flash and the pearly gates open.The second nun is asked, “Who was the first woman on Earth?” She says, “Eve.” Lights flash and […]
The Co-operative FuneralCare of England recently came out with a “Top 20 Pop Songs Requested at Funerals” list based on requests made at 30,000 services over the last 12 months. Before I get to the Top 20 list, FuneralCare has this to say, which I think is really interesting: Figures show that pop music has replaced […]
Ernest Becker proposes that depressed individuals (specifically those depressed from death) suffer both doubt in their faith and doubt their value within their worldview. In other words, grieving people often doubt their religion and the God of their religion. Kenneth Doka suggests that “one of the most significant tasks in grief is to reconstruct faith […]