For obvious reasons the subject of death and the afterlife have been on my mind recently. At the Feast this year I had the opportunity to discuss the great 2nd resurrection on the 8th Day… and sadly came home and ended up saying “goodbye” to my sister-in-law Sue. The subject of death and the afterlife is as old as human beings have been on earth since the creation. Since this declaration by God… generations of men and woman have been born… grown old and died… replaced by another generation. There is a reason Paul referred to the “sting of Death” (1 Cor 15:55). It hurts and is numbing… we miss those loved ones who depart.

Greg Thomas

United Church of God Pastor

Greg Thomas is the part-time Pastor of the Cleveland, Ohio congregation. Ordained in 1981, he has served in the ministry for 43-years and assumed the role of Pastor in January 2011. As a certified leadership consultant, Greg is the founder and president of weLEAD, Inc. Chartered in 2001, weLEAD is a 501(3)(c) non-profit organization and a major respected resource for free leadership development information reaching a worldwide audience. Greg also founded Leadership Excellence, Ltd in 2009 offering leadership training and coaching.