Death and dying

Steven Curtis Chapman family on Larry King Live

As the Chapmans' manager explained on their blog, meeting the requests of the media for interviews following the death of their youngest daughter is definitely not something they relish. But they do it because as Christians in the public eye, they have the responsibility to demonstrate how God demonstrates his...

August 9, 2008 - 10:38 PM | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack

Steven Curtis Chapman has lost a daughter

Singer Steven Curtis Chapman's daughter is struck, killed by car Steven Curtis Chapman's youngest child died Wednesday evening after being struck by a car driven by her teenage brother in the driveway of the family's Williamson County home. Maria, one of the Christian singer's six children, was taken by...

May 22, 2008 - 9:49 AM | Permalink | Comments (5) | TrackBack

Elisabeth Elliot on Why Funerals Matter

Why Funerals Matter When a dear friend died recently I found myself unexplainably disappointed when I learned that there would be only a memorial service. I wanted a funeral, and I was not sure why. Even more unexplainably, I wished there had been a "viewing" or wake--a chance to see...

March 20, 2008 - 6:05 PM | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack