In the book of Ecclesiastes, we are told that it is better to go to the house of mourning than to the house of feasting (Eccl. 7:2). And why? It is because that is the destination that every last one ...
Mark Rosendahl, R.I.P.
Larry Cernik, RIP
My friend Larry Cernik was a no-frills, no-nonsense, basic-gospel kind of man. He was a man who wanted to live by the Word of God, straight up the middle, and with no funny business. This being the case, what I wanted to do here today is to declare this gospel in the same way that …
Mike Lawyer, RIP
A Song of degrees of David. Behold, how good and how pleasant it isFor brethren to dwell together in unity!It is like the precious ointment upon the head,That ran down upon the beard, even Aaron’s ...
Mike Lawyer, RIP
The apostle Paul says that unbelievers are without God and without hope in the world. “That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers ...
Such a Father
My father was born October 6, 1927, and he entered into glory last night, May 25, 2022. As we remember his life and legacy in the days to come, I will obviously have more to say, but I wanted to register one central thing at the outset. I wanted to thank God for giving me …
Anna Hisae Tutino, RIP
We have gathered here at this small grave in order to honor the departure of a small child of God. Through Christ, what we share together on this occasion is a mixture of grief, sympathy, joy, and hope. The ...
Jack Bradley, RIP
The world is a beautiful place, but with many ugly scars. The world is a beautiful place, but has suffered many wounds. We have gathered together here today in order to grieve, and that grief ...
Heather Torosyan, RIP
Graveside Homily: At the very beginning of our race, the Lord God fashioned our first father Adam out of the dust of the ground. This means that man’s material beginning was lowly, but God breathed ...
Nancy Rust, RIP
As we seek to remember Nancy Rust, and her life of kind service, one of the things we must do at the same time is remember the gospel of Christ, and how the kindness of God intervened in our world to ...
Don Quist, RIP
Welcome, in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We have gathered at a Christian funeral or memorial service, and this means that everything in it should revolve around the word honor. We are ...