We always hope and pray that our loved ones will die well and in peace. While that occurs…
My father had always been an astute observer of human character. Within seconds of meeting someone, he could…
This week’s contribution was written by Guideposts senior editor Celeste McCauley. It’s not so out of the ordinary…
I am often asked if dying and coming back influenced my decision to get ordained. The answer is…
I have often marveled at the words people utter just as they die. It has always been my…
“Death is a great adventure and a discovery,” says Ann Satterfield. In her role as a General Theological…
Several years ago, we had in our care three children from the same family, all of whom had…
Most people who knew Bill Martin, a high school student in Bowie, Maryland, knew he was a Civil…
Winter never came to Florida the way it had come to Baltimore, where my husband, Ken, and I…
The world was a terrifying place for nine-year-old Beth Praed. She was afraid of everything. Worms, spiders, even…
It was may 8, 1994, Mother’s Day, and I was at a public telephone in a shopping mall…
Zippy stuck his head out the car window, grinning into the wind that ruffled his fur. We were…
