“God is present. He is good — even in the waiting, the silence and the tragedy,” a daughter reflects following the loss of her father to a 25-year battle with heart disease.
An important part of caregiving is helping your loved one deal with the many questions and decisions we all face as we grow older. Just as you needed your parents in childhood, your parents need you when they grow old.
The role of pastor’s wife can be a challenge, but humorist and Bible study teacher Debbie Childers says she’s “thankful for church families who have loved me despite all my mistakes and messes!”
Columnist Barbara Eubanks reminds us how baptism signifies a change: “When we are baptized, we are saying that we die to ourselves as our Lord and are raised to give the lordship of our lives to Christ.”
This Sunday, people all over the world will gather to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Easter is a good time to reflect on death, life and eternity, says longtime pastor Bill King.
Regardless of the joy or grief experienced in this life, “for those who have a relationship with Christ, this journey will take us home. That is the greatest promise,” says Christian author and musician Steven Curtis Chapman.
An estimated 11 million Americans serve as caregivers to Alzheimer’s and dementia patients – people like 74-year-old Grady Caldwell, a full-time pastor and caregiver to his wife, Kathleen.
Columnist Debbie Childers reminds us that when God tells us that His gift of salvation is free, He really means it! We don’t have to earn it or pay for it. We just have to receive.
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