My last post discussed an essay by the philosopher David Rönnegard, who has stage 4 lung cancer. That essay led me to another of his essays, “The Party Without Me,” in which he shared more thoughts on how secularists might cope with death. Continue reading The Party Without Me
Category Archives: Death-Personal
Atheists In Foxholes?
My last post discussed how secularists might cope with death. Investigating that question led me to a short essay by the philosopher David Rönnegard, who has stage 4 lung cancer. Continue reading Atheists In Foxholes?
My Brother Richard Has Died
Thus the sum
Forever is replenished, and we live
As mortals by eternal give and take.
The nations wax, the nations wane away;
In a brief space the generations pass,
And like runners hand the lamp of life
One unto another.
Of The Nature Of Things: Book II – Part 02 – Lucretius
My brother Richard passed away on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. He was born in St. Louis on April 5th, 1951. Continue reading My Brother Richard Has Died
How The Past Pervades The Present
Responding to a recent post, Chris Crawford offered a beautiful image of how our lives might be meaningful despite our deaths. He writes, Continue reading How The Past Pervades The Present
On Dying, Grieving, and Judgment
by Marie Snyder (Reprinted with author’s permission.)
My dad passed away this week. He was older than the hills: 93 and a half years old. I’m not sad about his passing; he lived a long and fulfilling life. But I am troubled by how he went, and our expectations around grief. Continue reading On Dying, Grieving, and Judgment