Archive for June, 2011
Facing One’s Own Death
Keith, What have you learned as a Christian about death and dying? As an 84-year-old, how are you handling the fact that statistically your own death is not far off for you? In the first place, death is real for everyone—Christians and all others. But death is also the most important deterrent to serious [...]
Finding the Courage to Begin: Monkey See, Monkey Do
Dear Keith, Where and how did you learn to be open about personal problems all Christians face? A “C-minus!” I couldn’t believe it! I’d been a good student all my life and had spent hours developing, writing, and editing this, my first sermon for a homiletics class in seminary. I was angry, but, more [...]
