Helping Those Burdened with End of Life Decisions from The Reformed Deacon

The Reformed Deacon

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Helping Those Burdened with End of Life Decisions

56 minutes Posted Mar 1, 2026 at 11:00 am.

Invitation To Diaconal Summit

Show Opening And Guest Intros

Why End-Of-Life Care Matters For Deacons

Life’s Value Versus Living Longest

Miracles, Medicine, And Patient Good

Killing Versus Letting Die

Scripture That Grounds Our Hope

Nurse’s Perspective On Dying Well

Family Fears, Presence, And Prayer

A Hard Family Decision And Wisdom

Hospice, Home Health, And Options

Advance Directives And Choosing Agents

Mediating Family Conflict And Caregiver Care

Decoding Terms: Prognosis, Hospice, Services

Real-World Case: Henry And Jane

Resources And Reading List

CPR, DNR, And Bodies Winding Down

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What did you think? Text us by clicking here! We are unable to reply on this app, so include phone # or email address. In this episode of The Reformed Deacon, Rev. Adrian Crum (Harvest OPC, Wyoming, MI) speaks with Dr. David VanDrunen, professor at Westminster Seminary California and author of Bioethics and the Christian Life: A Guide to Making Difficult Decisions, and Tracey Huyck (Grace Fellowship OPC, Zeeland, MI), a nurse with many years of experience working with the aged and dying, abou...

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