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Consolation at the Death of Friends-4

In today’s meditation, Johann Gerhard continues giving us consolation at the death of loved ones and friends. Gerhard earlier spoke of our lost ones getting out of the stormy seas of this fallen world and into the safe harbor of eternal life with Jesus Christ. Today, Gerhard paints a beautiful …

Consolation at the Death of Friends-3

How can we find consolation and comfort when a loved one or friend has died? In today’s meditation, Johann Gerhard reminds us that life in this world is like sailing on a stormy sea. When God takes our dear loved ones, they are actually safer in the hands of Christ. …

Consolation at the Death of Friends-2

In today’s meditation, we pick up where we left off last time with Johann Gerhard and finding consolation at the death of loved ones or friends. Here Gerhard gives us a uniquely Christian way of looking at death. Death itself is far from “natural.” In fact, it is our fiercest …