One of the last things people want to talk about is death. That’s true despite the fact that unless the Lord comes back first, we will all die. Death is inevitable. The subject tends to only come up when it has to – a loved one has been diagnosed with a terminal disease, or we hear or read in the obituaries that someone we know has died. One of the reasons that people don’t want to talk about death and are fearful of it is the uncertainty that many face about what happens when we die.
People have differing views of what comes after this life. Many today believe that this life is all there is and there is nothing beyond the grave. Christians tend to believe that there are two destinations past this life. You will either spend eternity in Heaven or Hell.
I never really thought about death when I was young. It wasn’t until my mom died unexpectedly at age 60 that I read several books about Heaven and what comes after death. But I am now older than my mom when she died, already retired for six years, have recently celebrated my 50^th high school reunion, and my wife Tammy and I talk often about the aging process and whether we will still be here to attend family members’ high school graduations and marriages. Continue reading →