How God Showed Up During A Church Member’s Transition To The Great Beyond

(OPINION) This past summer, still in her 50s, Vickie fell ill with what turned out to be advanced ovarian cancer. Surgery didn’t help. Chemo didn’t help. The cancer just kept coming. That’s when truly remarkable things started happening.

Opinion, ChristianityPaul PratherJanuary 27, 2025Paul Prather, Death, Christianity, Cancer, opinion, news, churches, church life Comments

How AI Is Redefining Death, Memory And Immortality

(ANALYSIS) Imagine attending a funeral where the person who has died speaks directly to you, answering your questions and sharing memories. This happened at the funeral of Marina Smith, a Holocaust educator who died in 2022.

Not Just Tricks And Treats: Uncovering The Spooky Tales In Jewish Traditions

While many Jews don’t celebrate Halloween, that doesn’t mean we don’t have our own share of spooky, scary skeletons scattered throughout our day.

Nothing Lasts, And Yet No One Who’s Loved Really Dies

(OPINION) It occurred to me that although my grandfathers are long since gone, they’re not gone, either. Nothing lasts — yet, somehow, it does. It’s a paradox. They’re dead and they’re still alive.

OpinionPaul PratherApril 1, 2024Paul Prather, Aging, Getting older, Memories, Grandparents, Death Comment

The Religious Connections to Halloween’s Scariest Monsters

The annual celebration of Halloween is marked by fun and frightening traditions, those that involve monsters being the most fun and frightening of them all. These representations of evil are inextricably linked with religion, used to condemn evil, find comfort in suffering and much more.

Influential Megachurch Pastor Charles Stanley Dies At Age 90

Charles Stanley, the pastor at Atlanta megachurch First Baptist for 51 years and longtime leader of the Southern Baptist Convention, died Tuesday at the age of 90.

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