Lay Me in God's Good Earth
A Christian Approach to Death and Burial

The first dead person I ever saw was Judy, a farm girl from Minnesota, known for being a little bit fearsome but very generous. I remember walking with Judy's granddaughter, my Mom, up to her casket in the foyer of the church. I was seven. Judy was wearing a dress. I thought her skin looked like par......more

Audio I was really looking forward to this book. I talk with people about death almost daily, as I help them flesh out their funeral and cemetery plans. I had a lot of unexpectedly strong feelings about the book’s content. In short, I’m not convinced. Furthermore, there’s bad advice in this book. The......more

Summary: A Christian approach to death, care for body of the deceased, and burial, making the case for natural burial. The height of the COVID pandemic accentuated the increasingly institutionalized and impersonal ways in which we deal with the ultimate realities of dying, death, and the bodies of ou......more

This is a worthwhile read and I highlighted many sections. That said, it is my opinion that the authors fail to support their pro-natural burial premise. They pretty much say that “this is how it should be done” and throw in some why here and there. While I agree with their support of natural burial......more

I had honestly never thought about natural burial. This book was very helpful in explaining why natural burial is the best option for our planet and how it is a most fitting ending for our physical bodies when we die. I appreciated the honest way all of the information was presented, but more than t......more