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Reflections

Short meditations on faith, gratitude, anxiety and hope, starting from a passage of Scripture.

Reflections

What happens when someone dies, according to the Bible?

The Bible does not answer this with a single sentence. Ecclesiastes, Luke 23, Philippians 1 and 1 Corinthians 15 say different-sounding things, and the Christian traditions assemble them differently.

Ruth Callaway ·

Reflections

Funeral, wake or memorial service: what each one is

Three words for three different gatherings, plus what a Catholic vigil, an Orthodox panikhida and an evangelical celebration of life actually involve — and what to say, wear and bring to each.

Ruth Callaway ·

Reflections

What does the Bible say about divorce and remarriage?

The Bible treats divorce in four blocks of text that do not say quite the same thing. Here is what each one says, why Matthew records an exception Mark does not, and how each tradition handles remarriage.

Ruth Callaway ·