Christian funerals are increasingly secular. But how can Christians go quiet on the gospel at these of all moments? I’m troubled by a trend I’ve seen with funerals. For the last decade, I’ve been the ...

At the turn of the millennium, news producers the world over began preparations for three great funerals of global importance: Pope John Paul II, Queen Elizabeth II and Nelson Mandela, former ...

BARBUTI, Michael J. – Hazleton. Krapf & Hughes Funeral Home and Crematory, Drums. Christian funeral service, Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church, Hazleton, by Deacon Vincent Oberto. Final prayers of ...

John Wesley had a portable pulpit. The immediate need was practical: he was short, and his pulpit elevated him so that he could be seen and heard. Perhaps more importantly, the portable pulpit turned ...

With church funerals and burials no longer the norm, pastors hope to restore occasions to gather and remember. Surging cremation rates are upending traditional practices around death, as more people ...