Stories tagged with: funerals

• FIRST-PERSON: Reflection on a longtime Georgia pastor

  by John Blackmon, posted Monday, August 03, 2020 (8 months ago)

  

  John Blackmon reflects on the life and funeral service of longtime Georgia pastor Marvin Cochran. Blackmon says he could have had "no better encourager or confidant" than Cochran. Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: The digital funeral -- a practical pastoral guide

  by Dave Carroll, posted Friday, April 03, 2020 (one year ago)

  

  A member of Dave Carroll's family passed away as state officials were asking people not to meet. Rather than wait for a funeral, the family chose to meet online. "It was amazing," Carroll says. Read More

• EASTER: Growing up with death

  by Charles S. (Chuck) Kelley Jr., posted Thursday, April 18, 2019 (one year ago)

  As the son of a funeral director, Chuck Kelley often saw firsthand that the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ "makes a huge difference in how one handles the inescapable reality of death." Read More

• After the funeral, families share a meal at church

  by Scott Barkley/The Christian Index, posted Wednesday, July 11, 2018 (2 years ago)

  

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  MACON, Ga. (BP) -- Bellevue Baptist, like other churches, experiences its share of funerals. And in those times, they have a longstanding ministry of hosting grieving family members while providing an opportunity to celebrate a loved one's life.

  "We open up the church and provide a meal for any church member who loses an immediate family member," said Jim Duggan, pastor of the church in Macon, Ga. "This gives them the chance to just be together in those times with family. They don't have to worry about hosting a large group at their house, getting the food together and cleaning up." Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: What will people say?

  by Gary Ledbetter, posted Friday, December 02, 2016 (4 years ago)

  Gary Ledbetter reflects, "If there are funerals where someone says with wonder, "This guy had 200,000 Twitter followers," I've not attended them. Rather, he notes, "faithfully loving God and loving people is the way to impact those who know you and love you best." Read More