funerals

Fresh Expressions of Funeral

August 12, 2010

I have begun raising this with various people, but it seems to me that the current mainstream funeral provision in the UK is misconceived. There are, I think, a significant number of people who have some fairly inchoate beliefs, and a larger number who are well aware that within their family grouping there are religious [...]

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Most (in)appropriate songs at a funeral?

November 2, 2009

A brief note this All Souls’ Day: The most painfully appropriate song I’ve ever had a family choose at a funeral was Macy Gray’s “Try”, I try to say goodbye and I choke I try to walk away and I stumble Though I try to hide it it’s clear My world crumbles when you are [...]

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