Topics:<\/b> Afterlife; Death; Despair; Funerals; Hopelessness<\/p>\n
References:<\/b> 1 Corinthians 15:12\u201332; 1 Thessalonians 4:13\u201318<\/p>\n
African Muslims have a unique funeral custom. Close family and friends circle the casket and quietly gaze at the corpse. There\u2019s no singing. No flowers. No tears.<\/p>\n
A peppermint candy is passed to everyone. At a signal, each one puts the candy in his or her mouth. When the candy is gone, each participant is reminded that life for this person is over. For them, life simply dissolves.<\/p>\n
\u2014Philip Yancey, Where Is God When It Hurts?<\/i> (Zondervan, 1997)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Topics: Afterlife; Death; Despair; Funerals; Hopelessness References: 1 Corinthians 15:12\u201332; 1 Thessalonians 4:13\u201318 African Muslims have a unique funeral custom. Close family and friends circle the casket and quietly gaze at the corpse. There\u2019s no singing. No flowers. No tears. A peppermint candy is passed to everyone. At a signal, each one puts the candy … Continue reading “WHEN
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