Download Life Guide Our daughter Carrie was a little more than four years old when the two of us took road trip to attend my uncle’s funeral. On the ride home Carrie chattered away about seeing Grandma and her cousins, but eventually the conversation dropped off. I had assumed that Carrie had fallen asleep until that sweet little voice broke the silence…
A Family Growing in Christ
Sermons by Pastor Zank (Page 14)
How often through the years I’ve imagined the scene of Christ’s birth – the dingy stable, the lowly manger, the swaddling clothes, Mary and Joseph and the shepherds. It is all quite a sight. But I must confess that seldom, if ever have I tried to picture the scene from the Christ-child’s point of view. Oh, I know, he was only a…
In the last ten years or so, I’ve found myself taking more of an interest in my family tree. This interest has led me to genealogical websites, government records and more than a few cemeteries. I must admit that this new-found interest comes with some regrets. Why didn’t I pay more attention to my grandparents…
What sorts of feelings and emotions do these images evoke? A casket. A funeral coach. A cemetery. You may know people who begin to panic at the mere sight of such things. For many people “death” is a most unpleasant topic – one they will avoid at all costs. Maybe you don’t like to think or talk about death. There may be…
I’ll never forget the feeling of cradling our baby girl in my arms just after she was born. She was so tiny, so new. I remember thinking how she had her whole life ahead of her. And though she was only minutes old, my mind was spinning with all the good things I wanted for her, not just in the days and…