Category Archives: fear of death

The Father’s House

December 30, 2010 · by · in accepting Christ, believer, devotional, discipleship, encouragement, eternal life, fear of death, glory of God, grace, heaven, Jesus Christ, kingdom of God, life lessons, mercy, personal comments, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, spiritual lessons, understanding

  “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will [...]

When Dreams Become Real

December 26, 2010 · by · in accepting Christ, believer, devotional, discernment, distinctiveness, encouragement, faith, fear of death, glory of God, Jesus Christ, personal comments, presence of God, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, spiritual lessons, understanding, will of God, wisdom

“Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying: “Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you may now dismiss your servant in peace. For my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the sight of all nations: a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.”” [...]

How Faith Faces Death

November 7, 2010 · by · in believer, despair, discipleship, faith, fear, fear of death, grace, Jesus Christ, life lessons, Psalm study, spiritual lessons, understanding

  “In the long run we are all dead.”  John Maynard Keynes “Are you afraid to die? Remember that for a child of God, death is only a passing through to a wonderful new world…”  Corrie Ten Boom     The idea of death is unpopular, unsettling and perhaps a little rude.  It is a great [...]

The God-Players

November 6, 2010 · by · in depression, egoism, fear of death, life lessons, mental illness, paranoia, pride, quotes, self-centered, self-deception, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, spiritual lessons, understanding

1 The Problem Is Myself      About twenty-five years ago, in a small Midwestern city, a group of young boys were playing baseball. It was a team tryout. Every boy was doing his best to impress the coach. Robbie was a catcher. Younger than the two other boys who were trying out for that [...]

Geriatrics R Us, and Other Thoughts

May 5, 2010 · by · in advice, aging, faith, fear of death, heaven, life lessons

I’m coming up to 50 and it seems very strange.  I have never gotten old before, so it is an adventure.  I guess for the first time I’m face-to-face with three things. 1)  I am older than most people I meet.  A few weeks ago I attended the weekly pastor’s meeting for Homer.  I looked [...]

Short Timers

November 29, 1999 · by · in believer, Bible promises, Bryan's editorial, death, discipleship, faith, fear of death, heaven, Jesus Christ, life lessons, personal comments, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, theology, understanding, Very helpful, wisdom

“Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered— how fleeting my life is.” Ps 39:4, NLT Typically, we avoid this level of scrutiny.  Life is best enjoyed in a relative ignorance, and we certainly do not welcome the knowledge that life is limited.  We are [...]

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