“I Want to Be Forgotten!”
A rebellion against the power of death, written as a tribute to two important people in my life who have left this existence in recent Decembers.
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A Poem and a Hymn About Futility, Death and Hope
I am posting a new poem I recently wrote, the most complete text I am able to find of an old Isaac Watts hymn, and some related scriptures, all on the subjects of death and the futility of “success” in this life. God is our only hope.
Memorial Day: The Case for Mourning
There are those who say that a good Christian should always rejoice because of anything that happens, and must never grieve. These people are wrong. Our instructions are to grieve physical death, and to grieve the sinful condition of our world that leads to it, as God himself does, but to do so in a way that expresses our hope in the resurrection. Do not deny grief, but show hope in grief. Groaning is not a sin.