Archive for the 'Funerals' Category

DEATH

Monday, October 24th, 2011

DEATH                     Death comes uninvited. It takes the ones we love. Hearts and arms are empty. They are with God above.   The body once warm, is cold, Lifeless like the potter’s clay. God had warned our first parents. Their sins would take them away.   [...]

KEEP YOUR FORK

Friday, January 7th, 2011

By Ken Blue   Recently I attended a funeral where the story was told of a woman who was dying of cancer. She gave some last instructions to her pastor and one of them was that she was to be buried with a fork in her hand. The pastor was puzzled at her request and [...]

JESUS WEPT

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

JESUS WEPT By Ken Blue (Here is a poem I wrote several years ago right after my mothers death) I preached a funeral sometime ago for someone unknown to me. I chose a text, found a poem and rehearsed the eulogy. I preached a funeral sometime ago for someone unknown to me. The mourners sat [...]