Today’s guest post is written by Pastor Dieter Reda: Death has been called he great equalizer. Kings and paupers and everyone in between must die. That includes preachers and post mortem health care professionals (a.k.a. Funeral Directors). Not only must we all die eventually, but before that we also must deal with the death of […]
Many people tell me “I don’t want a funeral. Just burn my ass and throw me in the woods.” But funerals are both much deeper, much more important and much broader than most of us assume. They’re neither “just for the living” nor must they be the traditional viewing, priest, eulogy and funeral director format (although […]
1. Strict adherence to The Funeral Rule. Obv. 2. Guide families to choose financially responsible funerals that won’t make them “funeral poor”. 3. Educate families in alternative options even if those options are detrimental to the bottom line. 4. Always choose transparency and disclosure over secrecy and intention omission. 5. Make sure every choice the […]
“I can’t, I can’t!” screams the 30 year old mother of two with trembling body and clouded mind. Her grandmother, once familiar, now foreign. Hands cold, lips shut. Eyes closed with glue. A body that once embodied love now fear. Once comfort, now pain. Her parents urge her again . . . “I don’t want […]
There’s a lot of “death hacks” and DIY options that all but eliminate the need for a funeral director. But, this doesn’t mean funeral directors are outdated and unneeded. Like taxes, wedding planning, buying a house or even giving birth, there’s a range of symbiotic DIY options and professional involvement. While it’s usually possible to […]