Guest writer, Tammy Burkhalter, served as Director of Congregational Care at First Presbyterian Church, Greenville, SC, for 22 years. She volunteered as an Alzheimer’s Support Group Facilitator for seven years and cared for her mother who lived with Alzheimer’s for ten years. She is now a full-time grandmother to her one-year-old grandson.

But our family’s song of joy soon turned to one of weeping lament, when Elisa and her husband learned of their preborn daughter’s diagnosis.

"How Christians love and care for older adults is a powerful witness to the reality ... of the Holy Spirit forming us to be like Jesus."

Women over 60 were the first to be lied to about abortion, and now need the relief of confession and forgiveness of Christ

God is revealing the secret...to enduring through this time of caretaking.

It's Easter season, and Christians are supposed to be focused on the resurrection, but for going on 3 years we've been stuck on Good Friday

In Canada, drugs used in MAiD (Medical Assistance in Dying) do not block the sensation of pain or awareness of paralysis

Much of our pandemic behavior has been driven by fear, and much of our pandemic behavior has been detrimental to our mental health.

By PPL Board Member, Rev. Lowell Avery We champion human life in obedience to “God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to...

In making end of life choices, we ought not be motivated by fear. It has no place in our thoughts.

Losing a child means carrying an almost unbearable grief, experienced by many but talked about by few.

The average person has over 338 friends on Facebook. This cultural artifice represents one of our deepest problems – lack of community

We will always cherish the 6,070 days that we had with our only son before God called him home.

“All lives matter” has become a trite slogan, but in God’s economy, it is clearly true.

Too often, the bereaved today are likely to feel like they’re facing their burden alone. This leads to isolation and complicates grief.

A guest post submitted by Amy Scherschligt, PPL board member and chapter leader, with permission from the Vickerys and Be Not Afraid...

Review by Amy Scherschligt, PPL Board Member Physician assisted suicide is a "life issue" that places human beings, God's image bearers,...

By Mrs. Amy Scherschligt, PPL Board Member and Life Team Leader The church needs to recover its role in ministry at the end of life. This...