Elder Chuck Dykstra, 1935 to 2022.
The final Sunday at Grace Presbyterian Church, my first call in the dairyland of Wisconsin, Chuck...
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Death
A simple church and a simple graveyard
What’s the difference between a cemetery and a graveyard? The word...
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Vegetarians, vegans, and the body and blood of Jesus
There are some women and men who don’t eat meat solely because of a dietary restriction...
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Suffering, death, and the work of grieving
(The past several weeks since the death of our dear brother and fellow elder, Adam Spaetti,...
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COVID-19: Dear fellow Boomer, prepare to meet your God
My dear fellow Boomer, we have had our time in the sun but now it’s time to die. This is the...
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Leave Kanye alone (Jesus is King hot take)
Hey! It’s a Kanye Hot Take. Probably the best one on the internet. With our pal Jeremy....
Read More The ultimate and absolute evil
A short bonus episode on the suicide of Pastor Jarrid Wilson.
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162. Masque of the Red Death
The Bookening reads The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allen Poe.
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When your child dies
Here is an account by Dad Bayly of a conversation he had with the mother of a young boy dying of...
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Christian burial (1)
Lo, He abhors not the virgin’s womb. The three biggies are birth, marriage, and death. We...
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