I recently read Tim Challies’ article “When Goodbye is Forever”. In that article, Tim writes about the last time he told his 20-year-old son Nick goodbye, never thinking it would be the last time he would do so this side of glory (Nick died suddenly a few weeks later without explanation). Standing outside his college residence in Louisville, they hugged, and Tim told his son as he always did that he loved him. They had parted on good terms. I’ve reflected back on that article several times, thinking about our goodbyes. Continue reading →