Blog - Afterlife Research

Knowing God

Posted by Roberta Grimes • March 21, 2026 • 5 Comments

He can turn the tides and calm the angry sea. He alone decides who writes a symphony. He lights every star that makes the darkness bright! He keeps watch all through each long and lonely night! He still finds the time to hear a child’s first prayer, Saint or sinner calls and always finds him... Read More

Visiting

Posted by Roberta Grimes • March 14, 2026 • 8 Comments

O Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder Consider all the works Thy hands have made, I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, Thy pow’r throughout The universe displayed! Chorus Then sings my soul, My Savior God, to Thee; How great Thou art, How great Thou art! Then sings my soul, My... Read More

His Own

Posted by Roberta Grimes • February 28, 2026 • 3 Comments

He can turn the tides and calm the angry sea; He alone decides who writes a symphony; He lights every star that makes the darkness bright; He keeps watch all through each long and lonely night! He still finds the time to hear a child’s first prayer; Saint or sinner calls and always finds him... Read More

Death of Science

Posted by Roberta Grimes • February 14, 2026 • 10 Comments

Who can I turn to when nobody needs me? My heart wants to know, and so I must go where destiny leads me. With no star to guide me, and no one beside me, I’ll go on my way and, after the day, the darkness will hide me. And maybe tomorrow I’ll find what I’m... Read More

Wandering

Posted by Roberta Grimes • February 07, 2026 • 0 Comment

I love to go a-wandering, Along the mountain track, And as I go, I laugh and sing, My knapsack on my back. Val-deri,Val-dera, Val-deri, Val-dera-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha Val-deri,Val-dera. My knapsack on my back. I love to wander by the stream That dances in the sun, So joyously it calls to me, “Come! Join my happy song!” I... Read More

Near-Death

Posted by Roberta Grimes • January 31, 2026 • 8 Comments

O Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder Consider all the works Thy hands have made; I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, Thy pow’r throughout The universe displayed! Chorus Then sings my soul, My Savior God, to Thee; How great Thou art, How great Thou art! Then sings my soul, My... Read More

Dying

Posted by Roberta Grimes • January 10, 2026 • 12 Comments

The little toy dog is covered with dust, But sturdy and staunch he stands; And the little toy soldier is red with rust, And his musket molds in his hands. Time was when the little toy dog was new, And the soldier was passing fair; And that was the time when our Little Boy Blue... Read More

The Slavery Question

Posted by Roberta Grimes • January 03, 2026 • 14 Comments

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation! O my soul, praise him, for he is your health and salvation! Come, all who hear; now to his temple draw near, join me in glad adoration. Praise to the Lord, above all things so wondrously reigning; sheltering you under his wings, and so gently... Read More

Proving God?

Posted by Roberta Grimes • October 25, 2025 • 2 Comments

My sweet Lord, Mmm, My Lord, Mmm, my Lord, I really wanna see you, Really wanna be with you Really wanna see you, Lord But it takes so long, my Lord My sweet Lord, Mmm, My Lord, Mmm, my Lord, I really wanna know you I’d really wanna go with you I really wanna show... Read More

One and Done?

Posted by Roberta Grimes • October 18, 2025 • 7 Comments

Here we all work ‘long the Mississippi Here we all work while the white folk play Pullin’ them boats from the dawn ’till sunset Gettin’ no rest ’till the judgment day Don’t look up and don’t look down You don’t das make the boss man frown Bend your knees and bow your head And pull... Read More