Casper “Cap” W. Brixius of Alliance, Nebraska, passed away on Thursday, July 14, 2022, at the Box Butte General Hospital. He passed away among family and friends.
Douglass “Doug” Dean Smith, 90, of Dalton, Nebraska, passed away on July 11, 2022, at Heritage Estates in Gering, NE. Casual attire is requested for the funeral service which will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 16, 2022, at the United Church of the Plains in Dalton, with Pastor Leon “Bud” Gillespie officiating. Burial will take place in the Dalton Cemetery.
Joseph “Joe” Pigotti, Jr., 93, formerly of Bridgeport, Nebraska, passed away July 14, 2022, at his cottage in North Platte.
Ellen Maxcy, 104, of Bayard, Nebraska, died July 12, 2022, at the Chimney Rock Villa. Services were held Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at Gering United Methodist Church, with Pastor Francis Kinyua and Beverly Russell officiating. Burial will be at the Bayard Cemetery. A memorial will be established at a later date. Fond memories and condolences may be left at dugankramer.com.
Beginning in the later twentieth century, says the historian, Christianity took to the argument of the usefulness of Jesus Christ. You ought to be a Christian, not first because the gospel makes sense, but rather because Christianity is good for you. In other words, the majesty and mystery of our grand faith was reduced to pragmatics, believing that Christianity ought to be valued on the basis of its utility—here is something you can use in your daily life, something that is good because it is useful, something that usefully leads you down the “best” path and the way of least resistance.
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