Nick Nolte Reflects on His Own Funeral

In a 2015 interview in GQ magazine, actor Nick Nolte shares that growing older has been a painful experience. When asked "When was the last time ...

Google Vows to Solve Death

The longest any human has lived is 122 years, according to Guinness World Records. But the September 13, 2013 issue of Time magazine announced that Google ...

Susan Sarandon Rejects Church but Fears Death

In an interview, actress and social activist Susan Sarandon talked about having long-given up on "organized religion." Sarandon who "nurtures ...

Pop Culture's Zombie Craze Reflects Death-Fears

An article in the Wall Street Journal says, "By all observable metrics, zombies are totally hot right now." Another article claims that zombies ...

A Contemporary Philosopher on Our Fear of Death

Contemporary philosopher Simon Critchley often writes about how we don't know how to prepare for death. He's especially surprised that Christians, ...

The Importance of Expecting Our Departure

Prepare your heart for your departure. If you are wise, you will expect it every hour.

—Saint Isaac the Syrian, seventh century mystic

Augustine on Death

It is necessary to die, but nobody wants to. You don't want to, but you are going to, willy-nilly. A hard necessity that is: not to want something that ...

Father Risks His Life for a Diamond

John Henry Beukema, pastor of Cypress Bible Church in Cypress, Texas, shares:

My father, Dr. Jack Beukema, had a diamond that was very valuable to him. ...

Creator of "Six Feet Under" Talks About Death

Alan Ball, who created the HBO television series Six Feet Under, is no stranger to death. He says, "When I was growing up, a lot of people in my family ...

"Glory": Unbridled Commitment

Glory dramatizes the true story of the first black regiment to fight for the North during the Civil War. The 54th Regiment from Massachusetts was a rag-tag ...