The deaths of Jesse Jackson and Robert Duvall: An Ash Wednesday reflection on what matters most in life
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The deaths of Rev. Jesse Jackson—called America’s “most influential Black figure” between Martin Luther King Jr. and Barack Obama—and actor Robert Duvall remind us, as Ian McKellen admitted, that we are not immortal. Even the nation George Washington helped birth and the films that outlive their performers will not stand forever, and we are only a few generations removed from a world where most people died of infectious disease. Though modern life tempts us to live as if this world is all there is, death confronts our finitude and calls us to trust God…
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