One of the most lasting images in the New Testament is one from Saint Paul: O death, where is thy victory? O death, where is thy sting? The early Christians asserted that Jesus has taken the sting out of death by demonstrating that it is but a doorway into another realm. Have you ever been badly stung? If so, you will recognize the importance of removing the pain and being surrounded by a group of fellow laborers, just like the Bible says.

A minister relates the earliest memory from his childhood when he was four years old. His father owned a little hardware store in a small town. The father employed a handyman named Buster. Old Buster could do just about anything and would in order to earn a living. On Sunday afternoons when the store was closed, Buster would take care of the lawn and sh…