Entries Tagged 'Mourning'

OFB

Thanksgiving in the Dark

By Timothy R Butler | Posted at 11:56 PM
My latest piece:

Today I was looking for a photo from the end of last year and inadvertently stumbled on one of my uncle from then. My Uncle Jay went on hospice a few weeks ago amid a sharp decline. The difference of a year was shouted from that picture.

Sunday Sermon

When Mourning Becomes a Blessing (May 8, 2022)

By Timothy R Butler | Posted at 10:30 PM

Sunday night’s message:

Mothers mourn over children falling away, over ones they’ve outlived, over the ache of children they never had. That grief feels heavy for Mother’s Day, yet Jesus declares in Matthew 5:4, “Blessed are those who mourn.” How is it blessed to mourn?