Death

Tribute 

Our Heartfelt Goodbye For Now To Benjamin Plunkett

May 1, 2020July 23, 2020 Phill Lytle, Michael Lytle, Gowdy Cannon and Nathan Patton 8 Comments Ben, Benjamin Lloyd Plunkett, Benjamin Plunkett, C.S. Lewis, Death, Friendship, Grief, J.K. Rowling, J.R.R. Tolkien

Rambling Ever On says goodbye for now to one of our own.

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Devotion Theology 

The Lord Still Lives in This Old House

April 6, 2020April 6, 2020 Steve Lytle 3 Comments 1 Corinthians, 1 Thessalonians, Bill Burns, Coronavirus, Death, Ecclesiastes, Health, Hebrews, Intracranial Hypotension, Matthew, My Redeemer Is Faithful and True, Pandemic, Philippians, Psalm 90, Psalms, Sleep Apnea, Steven Curtis Chapman, The Lord Still Lives in This Old House, Tornado

Working for the Lord until Jesus comes or calls us home.

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Current Events 

The Journey Doesn’t End Here

March 20, 2020March 20, 2020 Phill Lytle 5 Comments 2 Corinthians, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Death, Eternity, Gandalf, Journey, Peter Gabriel, Pippin Took, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King

This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series Coronavirus: Five Messages of Encouragement and Comfort

End? No, the journey doesn’t end here. Death is just another path… One that we all must take. The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silver glass… And then you see it.

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Theology 

Nothing is Guaranteed: Seeing Life Through the Eyes of Eternity

January 28, 2020January 28, 2020 Phill Lytle 2 Comments Death, Eternity, Heaven, Jesus, Kobe Bryant, Redemption, Salvation, Treasure

Death is senseless and life is short. What do we do with that?

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Literature Theology 

A Reflection on “Lament for a Son”

January 10, 2020January 10, 2020 David Lytle 7 Comments A Grief Observed, C.S. Lewis, Death, Grief, Hope, Job, Lament for a Son, Lamenting, Matthew, Nicholas Wolterstorff, Psalm 42, Psalms, Remembering, Resurrection, Revelation

I picked up the book a few weeks after my 14 month-old had passed. What I read crushed my soul, or should I say shined a light on my own crushed soul.

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Music The Arts 

Leave-Taking: My Favorite Goodbye Songs

July 10, 2019August 7, 2019 Phill Lytle 3 Comments Adam Again, Annie Lennox, Death, Goodbye, Grief, Jimmy Eat World, Madonna, Michael W. Smith, NEEDTOBREATHE, Nouveaux, Peter Gabriel, Sadness, Songs, Sorrow, The Return of the King, Whiteheart

“It’s difficult to say goodbye…” Here are a few of my favorite goodbye songs.

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Film The Arts Theology 

Reform the Line: Finding Purpose in Failure

July 16, 2018July 29, 2019 Phill Lytle 5 Comments Aragorn, Christian Living, Courage, David, Death, Disappointment, Ecuador, Ed McCully, Elisabeth Elliot, Failure, Faithful, Gimli, Gondor, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jim Elliot, Joseph, Legolas, Loss, Missionary, Mordor, Moses, Nate Saint, Obedience, Paul, Peter Fleming, Peter Jackson, Roger Youderian, Rohan, Rohirrim, Suffering, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Theoden, Waodani

When failure is the best thing.

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Theology 

Miserable Comforters: What A Grieving Person Probably Doesn’t Need

October 3, 2017August 5, 2019 Gowdy Cannon 4 Comments A Grief Observed, Ben Folds Five, Brick, C.S. Lewis, Caedman's Call, Center Aisle, Commitment, Counseling, Death, Derek Webb, Grief, Job, Patience, Paul, Presence, Suffering

Less Cliches, More Hugs (1740 words)

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Music The Arts The Five 

Five Petra Songs That Taught Me the Truth

April 21, 2017July 29, 2019 Phill Lytle 28 Comments 1 Chronicles, 1 Corinthians, 1 Peter, 1 Timothy, 2 Corinthians, Beat the System, Bible, Christian, Christian Living, Death, Ezekiel, Grave Robber, Hebrews, Hollow Eyes, James, John, Luke, Matthew, More Power to Ya, Not of this World, On Fire, Petra, Psalms, Revelation, Romans, Rose Colored Stained Glass Windows, Stand in the Gap, Suffering, This Means War!, Truth, You Are My Rock

Petra was more than just music to me.

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Theology 

Grief, Hope and Theology That Matters

August 10, 2016August 6, 2019 David Lytle 12 Comments Death, Grief, Hope

Does it actually matter what someone believes about heaven when life becomes hell? (1,874 words)

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