What Is Faith

And How Can We Live by It?

“BUCKET LIST” -- how many of us are familiar with this terminology? I was reading someone’s “bucket list” the other day – and I became curious about why so many people seem to be so fascinated. I googled “bucket list” – and here it what I discovered. Urban Dictionary – the terminology “bucket list” derives from an English expression – or idiom – “kick the bucket” – which means to die! A bucket list is “a list of things to do before you die.” Wow! That sounds downright lugubrious – right? Lugubrious means sad or mournful, and maybe it borders on morbid as well. Oxford Dictionary – “a number of experiences or achievements that a person hopes to have or to accomplish during their lifetime.” O.K. That sounds more positive. So let’s transition from the physical to the spiritual. What would like to accomplish spiritually during your lifetime. What would your spiritual list contain? There are lots of possibilities – but let’s just focus on one indispensable – required – huge spiritual priority – in your life – and in my life.

John Cafourek (1945-2017) served in the ministry of Jesus Christ with his wife, Sandy, for 46 years.

John was born in South Dakota. He attended Ambassador College in Pasadena, California, from 1965 to 1969, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He received a Master’s Degree in psychological counseling from Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, in 1978. John pastored churches in Nebraska, North Dakota, Missouri, Mississippi, Washington, and Oregon.

He directed speech clubs for men, gave seminars on abuse and addictions, and traveled as an international speaker in Canada, England, New Zealand, Jamaica, Australia, and other areas. He also directed a United Church of God preteen camp for children ages 6 to 12 and served at the church’s teen camp.