Before his death in 1981, American writer William Saroyan telephoned in to the Associated Press this final observation: “Everybody has got to die, but I have always believed an exception would be made in my case. Now what?”

There ain’t no exceptions!!

We are all going to die someday.  Don’t be left at that moment asking, “Now what?”

Be confident in what the next life will bring you. It will make a difference not only in how you die but also in how you live.

Wishing you much love and much light.

 The Rev. David W. Key, director of the Baptist Studies Program, is involved in recruitment, admissions, student life, counseling, placement, and development functions for Emory University’s Candler School of Theology. He teaches in the Contextual Education program. He is the founding pastor of the Lake Oconee Community Church at Reynolds Plantation. Contact him at (404) 727-6350 or dkey@emory.edu. His column appears weekly in this space.