Books In Review: A palliative care physician writes about the mystery of faith Sunita Puri’s memoir models the kind of compassion and wisdom she brings to her patients. by Aaron Klink September 9, 2019
First Person We’re all going to die. Why is it so hard to talk about it? Most of us don’t fear death so much as the process leading up to it. by Lori Erickson August 19, 2019
Books In Review: The Christian virtues and the art of dying 9 values that can shape the end of life in a cruciform way by Aaron Klink April 15, 2019
From the Editor/Publisher Inclined toward God at the end of life My friend adjusted his hospital bed. Then he said his final words. by Peter W. Marty February 15, 2019
First Person A stitched-together community One day Bill didn't show up at the church, so we went to find him. by Amy Frykholm February 14, 2018
Born Again Again A call to death One gift of being a pastor is that death stands right in front of us. We understand that our days are numbered. by Carol Howard Merritt June 7, 2017
Cover Story Rushing toward death? Assisted dying in the Netherlands As a review committee member, I assured foreign delegations that the Dutch model was a good one. That conclusion has become harder to support. by Theo A. Boer March 28, 2016
From the Editors Talk about the end Most Americans say they want to discuss end-of-life treatment with their doctors. Yet few seriously ill patients ever actually do. July 20, 2015
From the Editors Care at the end In the U.S., assisted suicide has mostly been a hard sell. But there are some clear steps to take to improve end-of-life care. November 5, 2014
Cover Story Can doctors help us die well? Physician-ethicist Daniel Sulmasy "If I walk into the room of a patient dying in faith, hope, and love, I feel I need to take my shoes off. It is that holy." an interview by Amy Frykholm November 4, 2014
Cover Story Dying wishes: Advance care planning in La Crosse, Wisconsin In 1991, 15 percent of La Crosse residents had an advance care plan. Local health-care leaders set a goal: increase this to 50 percent. by Jennifer L. Hollis November 3, 2014
Feature Dying in community: The black church and hospice care The American hospice movement is thriving. But its growth has tended to neglect African Americans. by Amy Frykholm July 23, 2013
Cover Story Still dying badly: A Christian critique The emphasis on patients' rights and autonomy has been a weak remedy for medicalized death. by Allen Verhey October 19, 2011