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The obvious answer is, “It depends”

child death
no 10 year old, anywhere, should ever have to face death

If you’ve had a chance to have a family, do meaningful work, achieve some decent personal goals, then we ought to look at the inevitable as our crowning achievement, not some unexpected, painful, terrible goodbye.

If you are a child facing end of life reality, regardless of age, death doesn’t, and never will, make sense.

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James 3:17 is a great litmus test

owls
aren't owls supposed to be wise?

Why not plan our death as best we can?

James 3:17. Is the solution pure and holy? Does it bring peace? Is it considerate and humble? Is it full of mercy, impartial, and sincere?

If we answered yes to each, we’re on the right track.

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Can we, should we, plan our death the way we plan our vacations?

sanibel island
sanibel island, our favorite vacation spot - breakfast outside with a view

Can we, should we, plan our death the way we plan our vacations? At first glance, most of us will gasp at the notion. Why? Because no one has made this radical idea mainstream. We hold baby showers and get the baby’s room pre-set, etc.

What’s so different about death?

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Grammy waited for Cheryl to come home before she could die

heaven
where is heaven?

Grammy knew we were coming home for Cort’s wedding on September 30, 1989. Years earlier, she met Cort, cooked for him, and watched him give a toast – as our best man – on June 25, 1983.

Grammy never moved out of this house where she raised seven girls and one boy, while running a one-room grocery in the front room of the row home. Neither did Cheryl’s Mom, who to this day still lives in the house she was born in 89 years ago.

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