So long, old friend.

I'm on the road this morning and sharing from my Mom's place in central Illinois. I made the journey to be with family at the funeral of a cousin's spouse. Jim was my friend. He was always ready with a smile and always pleasant to be around. We (Chris and I) stayed with them on different occasions when we were in the area for family gatherings and truly enjoyed our late night conversations.

I know there are people from different faith backgrounds among my readers. It's a little weird that the most conservative Christians have quit following me from being offended, while I still have a couple of atheists that regularly read Out of My Hat. 
Or maybe it's not so weird.
In general, I've found atheists to be much more likely to allow varying faith beliefs as long as you're not trying to force your beliefs on them. In truth, many of them know more about different faiths than the adherents of those particular beliefs.

For my friends that believe there is more to our existence than our relatively short span as humans, perhaps you will find comfort in this simple statement from CS Lewis.

John