The National Funeral Directors Association has predicted that by 2035, nearly 80% of Americans will opt for cremation. When the first U.S. indoor cremation machine was opened in 1876 in Lancaster, ...
At 9 p.m. on New Year’s Day, Samantha Sieber was in her pajamas and watching a movie with her kids when the first call about Desmond Tutu came in. “I answered my cell phone, and it was BBC World News, ...
All of us, sooner or later, will need to make a decision about the final resting place for ourselves or a loved one. But the usual options offered by most funeral homes – burial or cremation – come ...
The day after Dad’s recent funeral, I scrolled onto a just-published ChurchLeaders.com article titled “John Piper: Should ...
Cremation is now the most popular option for final disposition. Cremation was used in 54 percent of deaths in 2019, according to the National Funeral Directors Association. They project that to rise ...