This is a reprinted column from Jack Purcell’s “On the Journey” archives. It originally appeared in The Star in 2013.
The question posed in the headline of this week’s column is more than a little complicated, or at least that is often the way we make it. My friend Gaylan Schroeder, our county judge, died this week after a prolonged struggle with his health. In today’s world he died much too early and suffered, trying to live out life the only way he knew how – to the fullest.
There are a few men who cross your lives that have the heart of a servant, and some of those make extraordinary contributions to the welfare of others. Another man who I have had the privilege of getting to know is Eugene Peterson. If you are a Christian and have not read any of Eugene’s vast work, you have missed a wonderful experience. He is most known for writing “The Message,” a contemporary translation of the Bible.
