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In the book, The God Who Knows Your Name Max Lucado writes, “Pop psychology can deal with depression. Pep talks can deal with pessimism. Prosperity can handle hunger. But only God can deal with our ultimate dilemma—death.” — Jesus: The God Who Knows Your Name by Max Lucado, pg. 160. 1 Corinthians 15:55…

Leonard Durkin was suffering from heart failure. The Englishman was a huge Burger King fan and told his kin he wanted them to bury him with his usual order. He got his dying wish. On leaving the funeral the hearse carrying his corpse stopped at a Burger King drive-through, and a double bacon cheeseburger…

On April 17, 2018 a Southwest Airlines plane lost an engine and experienced extreme damage when a part of that engine penetrated the passenger cabin killing one passenger and creating great fear among the rest of the 142 passengers on board. The Dallas Morning News sent a reporter to learn more about…

69-year-old television personality Emile Ratelband is petitioning a court in the Netherlands to grant him a new birthday and make him 20 years younger. Ratelband said he thinks age is just a number, and he would prefer to be 49. Ratelband said he want to avoid age discrimination, especially on dating…

James warns his readers about being presumptuous about tomorrow. We don’t know that we will have a tomorrow. On April 14, 2018 astronomers in Arizona spotted a warehouse size asteroid headed toward a close encounter with our home planet. There was no time to prepare as the asteroid passed the earth the…

Shortly before she died, Barbara Bush was talking with her son Jeb. In a response to a question from Jeb she replied, “Jeb, I believe in Jesus and He is my Savior. I don’t want to leave your dad, but I know I will be in a beautiful place.” This is the calm assurance that a person who has trusted Jesus…

In the movie “The Last Samurai,” Nathan Algren, played by Tom Cruise, embraces the samurai culture he was hired to destroy. The way of the Samurai was being replaced by modern weapons and military tactics. The young emperor, manipulated by the nation’s generals, found himself at odds with the leader…

Harry and William, the two English Princes, talked to a British TV network on the 20th anniversary of their mother’s death. They told about the last time they talked to Princess Diana the afternoon before her death in an automobile accident. Fifteen and 12 at the time, they said they were playing outside…

In the movie Sixth Sense Bruce Willis stars as the character Dr. Malcom Crowe, a psychologist who takes on the young boy Cole Sear as a new patient. In one iconic and climatic scene, the boy reveals a tormenting secret, “I see dead people.” Crowe begins to probe the child with questions such as, “Do…

A South African man suffered an asthma attack and seemed to lack a heartbeat. Sent to the morgue, he was locked in a refrigerated compartment. After 21 hours, he woke up. His cries for help frightened workers at the mortuary so they called the police to protect them from an irate ghost. —Jim L. Wilson…

When a person dies there are laws covering how their property is passed on to relatives. The growing use of social media has made some issues of inheritance more confusing. Companies like Google and Facebook contend laws approved decades ago that prevent them from releasing electronic memories unless…

While human life expectancy has increased significantly since the nineteenth century, a new study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, indicates that there is a limit to human lifespan. “Our results strongly suggest that the maximum lifespan of humans is fixed and subject to natural…

On June 11, 2107, Clarence Williams died at church after suffering a massive heart attack. One minute he was listening to a sermon about Jesus. The next he was in the presence of Jesus. That in itself is a remarkable thought, but there’s more. A few minutes later, he returned to life. Members of the…

A hospital in Barrie, Ontario has apologized for an advertisement on their parking garage gate for cancer patients. Cancer patients entering the cancer ward for treatment saw the ad for the funeral home. A patient with cancer needs to see and hear words that are uplifting, not an appeal for their service…

Francine Stein passed away at the age of 83, and her daughter was worried no one would come to the funeral service so she put out a request on social media, inviting strangers to come. About 30 people responded to the call for help and became the mourners and pallbearers at her funeral. Rabbi Elchanan…

When Leroy Black died of cancer his obituary appeared in the Press of Atlantic City twice. In the first one, he was described as a well-loved fiberglass technician. After some other niceties, the obituary said he “is survived by his loving wife, Bearetta Harrison Black.” The observant reader would have…

Charles C. Ryrie, longtime professor of systematic theology at Dallas Theological Seminary died at the age of 90. Ryrie’s books included Basic Theology and a Study Bible that sold 2.5 million copies in several languages. Ryrie once wrote, “The Bible is the greatest of all books; to study it is the noblest…

After Leslie Ray Charping, a 75-year-old Galveston, Texas resident died of cancer, his online obituary read, Leslie Ray lived “29 years longer than expected and much longer than he deserved. His hobbies were being abusive to his family, expediting trips to heaven for the beloved family pets, and fishing.”…

ISIS is forcing many Christians to flee from their homes in the Middle East, and many are still being persecuted where they are. During one conflict, Bashir Estephanos lost two of his brothers, but his response to the killings of his family by ISIS is astonishing. During an interview about the incident,…

In the 1970‘s and 80’s Jack Nicholson dated a string of glamorous actresses, and was always surrounded by his adoring fans. The relationships invariably came to an end because Nicholson couldn’t keep from fooling around with other women. Today, Nicholson is 77 and lonely. He wishes he could have ‘one…

A new study at the University of Toronto suggests that family bonds are far more important to adult wellbeing than friendships. Researchers surveyed some 3000 people between 57 and 85, asking about their closest relationships, health, and well-being. They found that those who felt “extremely close” to…

A German undertaker received the shock of his life when a coffin lid at his funeral parlor slid open and the supposedly dead woman inside asked, “Where am I?” The man passed out in shock. The 92-year-old woman had been pronounced dead just hours earlier after staff at her retirement home found her unresponsive,…

Cancer is on the verge of overtaking heart disease as the No. 1 cause of death. Heart disease and cancer are primarily diseases of aging. As we continue to make progress on treating heart disease the reason for death has shifted. Fewer people succumbing to heart disease means more people living long…

Great Britain is debating the legalization of Euthanasia. Professor Theo Boer of Utrecht University in the Netherlands, once a prominent supporter of euthanasia, has changed his mind after seeing its implementation in the Netherlands. He thought the practice would be rare, used only as a last resort.…