A couple of weeks ago I went to the funeral of a friend. Arriving about 40 minutes early I walked into an already packed church. The church is one of the largest in our area. Looking around the crowd I saw many I knew and many of whom I knew. All were prominent either in the Christian or business community in most cases both. I was going to say local but the people and the man whose life they were there to celebrate impacted far more than the local community.
As I surveyed the crowd thinking of my friend’s obvious impact, a friend sitting in an adjacent pew leaned over and said, “This is the result of finishing well.” He was right and I thought immediately of 2 Timothy 4:7 – 8. Then I turned the program over and saw:
It was an appropriate tribute to Clark Millspaugh. During the service I was both reminded of the reach of a life given over to Christ and challenged to do the same. I was in an auditorium with hundreds of people essentially cheering a man across the finish line. It was impactful in ways that I cannot fully express. It was the result of a life given fully to following Christ and finishing well that race.
I hope to do the same.
As I surveyed the crowd thinking of my friend’s obvious impact, a friend sitting in an adjacent pew leaned over and said, “This is the result of finishing well.” He was right and I thought immediately of 2 Timothy 4:7 – 8. Then I turned the program over and saw:
It was an appropriate tribute to Clark Millspaugh. During the service I was both reminded of the reach of a life given over to Christ and challenged to do the same. I was in an auditorium with hundreds of people essentially cheering a man across the finish line. It was impactful in ways that I cannot fully express. It was the result of a life given fully to following Christ and finishing well that race.
I hope to do the same.
I hadn't heard about this. Was it an accident, or an illness? Very sad.
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