A Good Christian Funeral
A Guide for Gospel-Centered Services Dr. Robert A. Myers The Need for Guidance Ever since the middle of the twentieth century, we have been enamored with youth. It’s easy to see. Our fixation on being young is manifested in our entertainment, our music, our advertisements, the prevalence of cosmetic surgery, and ageism in the workplace. One author has even coined the term “juvenilization” to describe our cultural milieu. It is no surprise, then, that most people are averse to talking about death and dying until the topic is forced upon them. When the subject becomes unavoidable, many people are at a loss as to what to do at the time of death. Increasingly, many people are opting to forego any sort of funeral service. Others chose to do some sort of event at a neutral site to avoid the solemnity of a church or funeral home. The difficult questions that death evokes are purposely avoided. People of faith don’t need to live their lives with that kind of denial.