Rachel Held Evans Is Memorialized at Funeral From Her Own Writings
(RNS) — After her unexpected death at age 37 at the beginning of May, Rachel Held Evans’ loved ones gathered Saturday (June 1) to remember her in a funeral service.
How Remembering the Dead Has Evolved From Graveside Eulogy to Farewell Address
(RNS) — Cyrus M. Copeland, who has recently completed his third book of the art of the eulogy, observes, , “A great eulogy cannot beat back Death, but it can give new meaning to life and this moment.”
The Funeral as We Know It Is Becoming a Relic — Just in Time for a Death Boom
Death is a given, but not the time-honored rituals. An increasingly secular, nomadic and casual America is shredding the rules about how to commemorate death.
‘Return to Sender’: Retired Missionary’s Casket Proclaims Life Journey
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (BP) -- Retired Southern Baptist missionary Patricia Stooksbury wanted everyone to know her life's journey. She had it
Private Funeral and Weeklong Events Planned for Billy Graham
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) — Billy Graham will be buried on March 2 at the library he established in Charlotte, N.C., following a funeral service
John Howell remembered fondly during service
John Howell, an original faculty member of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas, Mo., was remembered fondly following his death at 92 on Sept. 6 after a
Christian funeral means facing reality of death
Christians who debate the merits of burial versus cremation may miss a larger issue —- helping people deal with the reality of death, some ministers insist.
Judge throws out Missouri funeral protest law
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (ABP) -- A federal judge ruled Aug. 16 that a Missouri law banning protests at or near funerals is unconstitutional.
W. Va. Baptists mourn Byrd’s passing; Va. Baptist church to host funeral
WASHINGTON (ABP) -- West Virginia Baptists are mourning the passing of one of their most famous members -- longtime Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va) -- and a Virginia Baptist congregation will host his memorial service July 6.
Funeral of girl killed in bus crash to be webcast live
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