Tag Archives: death

Teach Your Children Well

Posted on May 27, 2017 by

“Though the boys throw stones at the frogs in sport, the frogs do not die in sport, they die in earnest.”  ~Bion of Borysthenes (325 – 250 B.C.) Suicide is now the number three cause of death among children, and at … Continue reading →

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Drive-Thru Mortuary

Posted on April 25, 2017 by

Drive-by open-casket viewings premiered in Pensacola, Florida, 30 years ago, but have only recently become a national trend. I haven’t been to one (and don’t plan to), but I imagine it’s something like:  “Hi, and welcome to McDeath. We put the fun … Continue reading →

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Earth Day is Us Day

Posted on April 22, 2017 by

There are those who say, “We can’t afford environmental regulations–too many lost dollars (or pounds, or rubles, or yuan), too many lost jobs.” Meanwhile, according to the World Health Organization: Over 7 million humans a year die from air pollution … Continue reading →

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No Room for Death

Posted on April 16, 2017 by

              “Easter says you can put truth in a grave, but it won’t stay there.”                ~Clarence W. Hall “A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom … Continue reading →

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Death Loses

Posted on April 13, 2017 by

We are born in the shadow of death. No one gets out of here alive. But 2,000 years ago, Jesus signed death’s death warrant. On the night before his crucifixion he taught his disciples to live in the light of this new … Continue reading →

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Reincarnation

Posted on March 28, 2017 by

If I’m wrong and reincarnation really is a thing, I want to come back as a girl named Meagin (me agin).

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Diminished

Posted on March 23, 2017 by

“No man is an island Entire of itself Every man is a piece of the continent A part of the main If a clod be washed away by the sea Europe is the less As well as if a promontory … Continue reading →

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