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Category Archives: Death and Dying
Christian Action In Response To Pandemic
What is a Christian action response to the pandemic of Coronavirus? In my previous blog, I shared the perspective of of three Christian leaders. A second way to explore this issue leads us to ask how, as Christians, do we act? … Continue reading →
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What Is A Christian Response To Coronavirus Pandemic? I Perspective
Coronavirus is not our first pandemic on our a planet. In their print Special Edition on the Pandemic, The Epoch Times identifies other pandemics we’ve experienced. Over four years during the 14th century, for example, the Black (bubonic) Plague took … Continue reading →
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What Good Is A Virus?
If you’ve ever had a cold, or a flu (Influenza) you know a virus when you see it. Misery for days, weeks. Sinus, fever, congestion, coughing, sneezing. Has it ever occurred to you to ask, “What good is a virus”? … Continue reading →
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Where Are You, God, In This COVIDn-19 Disaster?
“Lost both of my grandparents in the past 24 hours to covid-19,” wrote Steven Nash on Twitter. I sent him my sincere sympathy. I couldn’t do much else, except to ask, “Where are You, God, in this COVIDn-19 Disaster?” In … Continue reading →
“Stay Strong!” Doesn’t Help Those In Grief And Loss
People yet to be deeply affected by the death of a loved one, often urge the bereaved to Be Strong, or to Stay Strong. Earlier, I described NBA legend Kobe Bryant’s tragic death (https://www.gordongrose.com/ the-death-of-kobe-bryant/). People on Twitter have expressed … Continue reading →
What We Learn From The Death of Kobe Bryant
The death of Kobe Bryant shocks us out of our avoidance and denial of the reality of death. We learn we are vulnerable; only God’s word lasts forever. Continue reading →
Option B by Sheryl Sandberg: A Review
I recommend Option B in the strongest terms. At least for people who have lost a loved one. Not everybody will want a book about a sudden death, grieving, learning to adjust, and finding ways to rebound. It’s not a … Continue reading →
Remember Sandra Parks
“Mom, I’m shot!”–Sandra Parks Remember Sandra Parks. One of the more recent tragic episodes in gun violence highlights inner-city crime with this heart-breaking story. Just this past week, for example, sitting in her home in Milwaukie, Wisconsin, a stray bullet took … Continue reading →
Everything Happens For A Reason (Doesn’t It?) Concl.
[This is the second of a two-part review of Bowler’s Everything Happens For A Reason: And Other Lies I’ve Loved (Random House, 2018), an account of her diagnosis with cancer against the backdrop of the prosperity Gospel, about which she … Continue reading →
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Everything Happens For A Reason (Doesn’t It?)
Book Review: Kate Bowler, Everything Happens For A Reason And Other Lies I’ve Loved, Random House, 2018. Against the backdrop of the American prosperity gospel, about which she wrote a history (Blessed: A History of the American Prosperity Gospel, Oxford, … Continue reading →
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