I am grateful that the church sets aside a bit of time each year to grieve and to process death. In just a few days we will sing boldly, oh death where is your sting. But for today, I grieve. Because death still hurts right now.

lenten bread, faithKendall VandersliceApril 5, 2017death, grief, wheatComment

death, a presupposition of resurrected life

We don’t much like to talk about death. In an age where medical breakthroughs extend life far beyond what has historically been possible, death becomes an ever-present fear. Death means loss and mourning; it means great unknown. In a linear trajectory of life, death is the end of the game.

faithKendall VandersliceMarch 31, 2016easter, death, resurrection, transformationComment

life-giving death

So today, as I celebrate the risen Christ, I celebrate the fact that these beautiful women are standing beside Him bursting with freedom and joy. I celebrate the fact that one day I too will join them, and all of our prior disagreements will be meaningless. I celebrate that in Christ's death we find life everlasting.