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Falling Leaves

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  • Joel R. Beeke

What should be the Christian’s attitude toward death and dying? This article explains that Christians must learn to see that there is beauty in dying, and that their death is dear to God.

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''I Go to Prepare a Place for You''

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  • A. Berean

In thinking about death and dying, some people long for eternity, others act as though there is no life after death, and still others are full of fear and uncertainty. This article shows how to face death through the comfort found in the gospel.

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Pastoring the Dying and Bereaved

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  • Arthur Bentley-Taylor

This article shows that the dying and bereaved need pastoral care. This pastoral care must be characterized by love, speaking to people about God, who is the creater and sustainer of all things.

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No More Death

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  • William MacLeod

This article shows that in this life dying is a reality. It points to the origin of death, and explains the reasons for the Christian’s death. It calls Christians to anticipate the joy of life in heaven in the presence of God.

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“So What Are You Doing Here?” The Role of the Minister of the Gospel in Hospital Visitation, or a Theological Cure for the Crisis in Evangelical Pastoral Care

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  • Michael A. Milton

This article sees hospital visitation or visitation of the sick as a necessary part of the calling of the pastor. In particular, this author calls for an intentional re-orientation in the training of pastors toward a more biblically faithful and vocationally satisfying approach to the visitation of the sick and dying.

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The Consolation of the Sick

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  • Gerald R. Procee

This article looks at the consolation of the sick through the ages. The author also discusses a treatise, The Consolation of the Sick, that was written for the purpose of guiding people on their death bed. The article ends with important pastoral guidelines when counselling a dying person.

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Why Do Believers Have to Die?

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  • David P. Murray

Dying brings spiritual blessings for the believer. It brings us into communion with Christ's sufferings, gives us a unique experience of Christ's grace, it transforms us into Christ's image, it is our last opportunity to witness for Christ, and it brings us to Christ. Let this article explain all of this.

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Rays of Light in the Shadow of Death (The Pastoral Care of the Dying)

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  • Barry James

This article is about providing pastoral care to the dying. This care focuses on the present, past and future realities of the dying person and other people involved.

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Pastoring the Dying and the Mourning

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  • Joel R. Beeke

Caring for the dying and the mourning is the pastor’s and the church member's loving duty.

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Jonathan Edwards on the Christian's Death

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  • John J. Bombaro

This article is about what Jonathan Edwards wrote about the death and dying of a Christian.

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