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Showing posts with label Funerals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Funerals. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 12, 2023

In memory of Wiley Palmer Jones

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The writing below is an excerpt from the funeral discourse for Wiley Palmer Jones (1844-1912), by Methodist minister George S. Wyatt . Wile...
Saturday, January 25, 2020

Struggles with funerals

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Interesting article on some of the struggles with modern funerals: Oh no you didn’t: Ministers struggle with people behaving badly at fun...
Thursday, May 18, 2017

A funeral text

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1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 13  But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even...
Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Funerary links

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The posting of links does not constitute an endorsement of the sites linked, and not necessarily even agreement with the specific posts link...

Thaptology: Conclusion

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Thaptology: Conclusion Burial finds its antecedent in the creation chronicles. The body was formed from the dust of the ground (Genesis 2:...
Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Thaptology: Who is in Charge?

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Who is in Charge? In much of the West, the funeral is considered a family matter rather than a church function. In such cases and under su...
Monday, February 16, 2015

Thaptology: Use of Church Buildings UPDATED

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In January 2015 New Hope Ministries of Lakewood, Colorado required removal of a funeral from their facilities because a video "collage...
Friday, February 13, 2015

Thaptology: Disposition of a Corpse

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Disposition of a Corpse Historically, a number of practices have been used to dispose of (or preserve) the dead, including mummification a...
Thursday, February 12, 2015

Thaptology: Services for the Dead

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Services for the Dead A Christian response to death includes mourning. For all “there is a time to weep (Eccl. 3:4).” We are to “weep with...
Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Thaptology: Biblical history

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Biblical history The first biblical record of a burial is that of Sarah, Abraham's wife, in Genesis chapter 23. There is no reason to ...
Tuesday, February 10, 2015

"Thaptology," a theology of funeralizing

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Thaptology: Toward a Christian Theology of the Disposition of the Dead I have long had a peculiar interest in dead people, cemeteries and ...
Thursday, January 29, 2015

Denying a funeral site; denying dignity?

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Tuesday on The Week , Jonathan Merritt goes on the offensive against churches that will not open their facilities to homosexual funerals, te...
Saturday, January 17, 2015

On it goes

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* Mom's Funeral Halted by Pastor Over Affectionate Photos of Two Wives -- "A Colorado pastor halted the funeral of a 33-year-old m...
Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Vaughn ordinations

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Last Monday (April 21, 2014) we laid to rest the body of Gilford Harris Vaughn in the Land of Memories Cemetery, Palestine, Texas, to await ...
Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Readings on funerals, cremation and burial

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Cremation, once a rare exception in this country, is now a popular option. "Should Christians be cremated?" This seems to be a que...