Death
Died: Ralph Carmichael, Composer Who Fought for Freedom of Christian MusicFounder of Light Records arranged for Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington, and Elvis Presley; scored “The Blob”; developed folk musicals; discovered Andraé Crouch; and believed any style could glorify God.
My Life in Seattle’s Street Gangs Was a Dead-End StreetHow God used a stiff prison sentence and a church invitation to rescue me from a downward spiral of guns, drugs, and despair.
Died: Evelyn Mangham, Who Convinced Evangelicals to Welcome RefugeesAfter 20 years in Vietnam with the Christian and Missionary Alliance, she saw caring for those displaced by war as simple obedience to Jesus.
Died: Eberhard Jüngel, Theologian Who Saw Trinity Revealed in the CrossEast German student of Karl Barth and Martin Heidegger believed “God has become speakable.”
Died: David Yonggi Cho, Founder of the World’s Largest MegachurchThe Korean Pentecostal promoted cell groups and gifts of the Holy Spirit for church growth.
Died: Thomas McKenzie, Defender and Definer of AnglicanismPastor and author showed “The Anglican Way” to a growing number of evangelicals.
Grief Can Weigh You Down, but It Doesn’t Have to Pull You UnderShawn Smucker’s latest novel explores the burden of unresolved regret and the healing power of sacrificial love.
Will My Lost Neighbor Have Another Chance to Receive Jesus After Death?A theologian considers the fate of the unevangelized and the “pseudoevangelized.”
Died: H. Eddie Fox, Who Urged Methodists to Share Their FaithThe ministry leader believed declining US churches could be revitalized by hearing Wesleyans “with a different accent.”
Died: Thelma Battle Buckner, COGIC Minister and Mother of the Minnesota Gospel TwinsShe led a congregation in a denomination that doesn’t believe in women in leadership, fostered more than 1,000 children, and sang the music that God taught her to play.
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