Inhale Comfort, Exhale Hope!

Death rarely comes with simple answers, for its arrival is always a bold


reminder that we live in an imperfect world. Yet there is hope found in the


Savior, and in his promise we can be certain that the limitations of this world


cannot shackle the power of God.



In the ten funeral homilies of Inhale Comfort, Exhale Hope! Mark Powell


exposes the secrets of a broken world, reminding us that in the midst of


the mess and the chaos, God's presence delivers a redeeming hope. Powell


doesn't believe that the funeral homily should ever be an attempt to lecture


or evangelize; rather, he asserts it's a time to remind the brokenhearted to


rely on solid scriptural truths found in the words of Jesus: We will not be left


orphaned. Death has no victory. We will be with the Lord forever.






The homilies in this volume will aid the pastor in preparation of funerals for:


•an unexpected death

•an elderly Christian

•the death of someone unknown to the pastor

•a suicide

•a child
and many more.






Mark Randall Powell is the pastor of Third Baptist Church in Granite


City, Illinois. Powell has ministered to different churches since 1976.


Powell attended Purdue University, Lynchburg Baptist College, Boyce


School of the Bible, and Carver School of Social Work. Mark is married


and he and his wife have one daughter. Mark blogs and you can read


him on two different sites: http://markpowellwired.blogspot.com or


http://humancondition-markpowellwired.blogspot.com.