Charles Schulz: Lover of Losers

With the death of "Peanuts" cartoonist Charles Schulz, many commented on his ability to reflect on the sadnesses of real life through the experiences ...

Hopeful Picture of Death

Cathy Hainer was a USA Today reporter who wrote about her battle against cancer. A short time before she died, she wrote:

I have moments when the fear ...

Grief, according to Mr. Blue

Grief always goes on longer than your friends expect it to and is stronger than they can appreciate.

Master No More

The obituary of Ernest M. Dickerman, age 87, considered the granddad of the Eastern wilderness by the Sierra Club, said he committed suicide at his cabin ...

Hope at Christmas

Dr. James Dobson relates a story of an elderly woman named Stella Thornhope who was struggling with her first Christmas alone. Her husband had died just ...

Death Clock

Want to make the most of your life? Consult a Web site to find out just how much time you have left.

If you enter your birth date and gender at The Death ...

The Suffering Community

I’ve always wondered what makes community biblical—as opposed to community that is merely social. Often churches provide social community, ...

Hopeless Death of Carl Sagan

Jerry Adler writes in Newsweek:

[Carl] Sagan was fascinated by the phenomenon that educated adults, with the wonders of science manifest all around them, ...

Dr. Samuel Johnson's Prayer

Almighty God, merciful Father, whose providence is over all thy works, look down with pity upon the diseases of my body, and the perturbations of my mind. ...

Giving Back to God

I just bought a used car. I need to get a license plate bracket that says, "Given by God, owned by God, and to be used for the purposes of God." ...