Ministering to the Terminally Ill

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Psalm 23:4 In a talk given in our Protestant Reformed Seminary several years ago on the subject of "Sick-Visiting" Rev. C. Hanko, a veteran pastor, remarked regarding terminal cases, "You walk with them down the valley. You must stay behind. Sometimes you'll envy them. The grace of God will amaze you." To a student, the truth of those remarks did not...