Funerals
- From Dust to Lunch: Jordanian Christians Decry Cost of Funeral FeastTribal hospitality demands feeding the 500. But believers pinched by poverty call for cultural changes that still preserve honor.Jayson Casper|العربية
- More Cremations Mean Fewer Chances to Grieve TogetherWith church funerals and burials no longer the norm, pastors hope to restore occasions to gather and remember.Melissa Morgan Kelley|
- The Russell Moore ShowEpisode 20|40minStephen Prothero Thinks Funerals Signal a Huge Culture ShiftWhy are American death rituals changing?Russell Moore|
- Buffalo’s Black Christians Grieve the ‘Evil Among Us’Angry but not shocked at racist violence, the victims' families at funerals this week have a prayer: Let these deaths not be in vain.Emily Belz in Buffalo, New York|
- As COVID-19 Death Tolls Rise, More Americans Want Religious FuneralsThe trend toward secular memorials reverses for the first time in a decade.Daniel Silliman|
- Four Reasons for a Pandemic FuneralDon't distance from mourning. You need the power of worship to usher your loved ones to glory.Clarissa Moll|
- The Songs and Scriptures of George Floyd’s Houston FuneralHis final memorial echoed biblical themes of justice accompanied by the “full soundscape of gospel history.”Kate Shellnutt|
- At Reinhard Bonnke’s Memorial Service, Thousands Celebrate His Massive Harvest in AfricaAfrican and Pentecostal leaders honor German evangelist during three-hour Orlando funeral.Mark I. Pinsky - Religion News Service|
- At President Bush’s Funeral, Michael W. Smith Honors His ‘Friend Forever’The CCM pioneer used to talk faith with George H. W. Bush and Billy Graham. This year, he performed at both of their memorial services.Kate Shellnutt|
