... blown away by the mines, and whose families had been scattered and deported? What about the children? This couple thought about the children. They ached for the children. They worked tirelessly for the children. They wrote letters. They contacted government officials. They sponsored orphanages. They arranged for adoptions. They got interviewed constantly, in order to keep the tragedies alive. They traveled incessantly, all for the children. One night, while they were holding another planning session in the ...
... manner reserved otherwise only for Yahweh). Thus, Jesus was and is the true Messiah of Israel. Although Jesus provided Thomas’ requested touch, Jesus commended those others who could become reborn human creatures through faith that was not dependent upon direct experiential contact with Jesus’ physical body. In this, the missionary nature of John’s gospel message was affirmed, for John ended by issuing an invitation to the same trust and belief to all who read it (20:30–31), even though they do not ...
... , he was sent to find his future in America on his own. At the train station on the day of his departure, Nels’ family surrounded him, holding hands as his father led in prayer. Then each member of the family said a prayer. That was his last earthly contact with his family. Nels boarded the train and sat by the window, watching his family wave to him and cry. As the train rolled out of the station, his mother ran down the wooded platform alongside it. He slid the window open and leaned out just in time ...
... suddenly appeared and quickly robbed him of speech and motor control. He was hospitalized for several weeks and then released to die at home. We prayed much for Fred. We shared the personal and family needs through a wide web of Christian contacts. We held specific healing services and added Fred’s condition to our weekly prayer bulletin. Despite our best desires, we gradually became aware that only death would bring divine healing. Fred’s life this side of eternity was too far destroyed for recovery ...
... loaded DNA, there was also the fact that no one could “light up a room” more so than Kate Wirth. She had a set of eyes that were not only beautiful, but which twinkled and which could melt away the fears and anxieties of anyone who came in contact with them. She also had a million dollar smile, a great sense of humor and an ever-positive spirit. Her laughter was contagious. To have her in your company was, without question, a wonderful blessing. And no one had a good time as well as Kate. She loved ...
1 Corinthians 2:9-10 · Matthew 16:13-20 · Mark 14:7-9, 10-12
Eulogy
Richard E. Zajac
... at the Holiday Showcase. How he was the most affable and the most eligible bachelor, one of the most loved residents of the Elderwood Nursing Home where he spent the last years of his life. The audience would’ve heard of how he kept up his contacts and friendships with the people from the old neighborhood where he started his life, and how his management of life over the thirty some years since his wife’s death spoke volumes as to his resourcefulness and courage. And then just when the curtain was about ...