Tag Archives: death

origins, Jesus, Moses, Paul, and the Gospel

The debate over our origins, primarily evolution vs. creation, can unwittingly have a serious impact upon what we believe about Jesus. Consider the following words spoken by Jesus … I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not … Continue reading

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cross transformation: a pseudo poem

Over two millennia ago … At a place called Golgotha … Place of the Skull, The cross was a tool of total humiliation. The cross was a place of intense suffering. The cross was a means of execution … certain … Continue reading

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dust to dust …

Continuing on from yesterday … let’s see … there was a question left unexamined: What will happen once I die? Perhaps a better starting question is ‘Why does man die?’  After the six days of creation, “God saw all that … Continue reading

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I will NOT be a closet cancer victim!

Some folks wonder why I am so open in my writing about my cancer and the ups and downs … I will NOT retreat to the closet and its darkness and death.  Outside of the closet is light and life … Continue reading

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Embracing fear … dismissing life

You know, sometime you can really have too much time to think … Last Tuesday we had Chemotherapy 101 class to learn a little bit about cancer, chemotherapy and some of the side effects I might expect.  Fourteen (14) common … Continue reading

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ramblings on my numbered days …

“If your days were numbered, what would be most important for you to accomplish?” With a stage IV cancer diagnosis, most of you can understand why I might be asking myself such a question. But I believe that our enemy … Continue reading

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