Let’s think about death?

Christopher Idle  |  Your Views
Date posted:  1 Oct 2016
Share Add       

Dear Editor,

Louise Morse’s ideas (September en) on thinking ahead to our own funerals are surely helpful and important; they can save much uncertainty or argument at a stressful time. But one phrase concerned me: ‘there is to be no deviation’ from her own plans.

A death may come 20 or 30 years after we set down our choices; so much may change in that time. A new generation has grown up. No-one may be available to play that favourite music; the group who made it popular may long since have disbanded and the song dropped from the evangelical charts, or (the opposite) become stale and trite by relentless over-exposure.

Share
< Previous article| Your Views| Next article >
Read more articles by Christopher Idle >>
Features
50 years ago: 4 Christmases, 2 bishops, 1 gospel

50 years ago: 4 Christmases, 2 bishops, 1 gospel

Christopher Idle reflects on two memorable Christmas Carol Services where two bishops shared their story of coming to Christ. When …

Reviews
No space for silence?

No space for silence?

The author’s name should ensure a wide readership. Added to that, it’s highly readable. What more could you want?

Looking for a job?

Browse all our current job adverts

Search

About en

Our vision, values and history.

Read more