I went to Jordan's blog and read a few posts. Absolutely heartbreaking. Some of my kids are the same ages as Jake's part of me puts myself in Jake's shoes. And the other part of me remembers what it was like to lose my daddy when I was 12.

May I testify to the absolute reality of Jake on the other side. Sometimes we hear in the church about those passing on being engaged in the work of salvation on the other side. Yet, the most important work any of us will do is within the walls of our own home.

Jake will be working out the salvation of his family from WITHIN the walls of his home. He will be there daily. He will be there in unspeakable ways, sometimes indiscernible, and sometimes tangible ways. He will dwell with his family.

I know this because I've felt it. My father dwelt with me after his death. He continued to raise me. He continued to teach me.

And even recently as a 34 year old guy just trying to figure out life I had a dream about him where he embraced me, held me, and communicated that he would be help me.

Teach your nieces and nephews this principle. Jake is powerfully influential. He will do more good for those kids from the other side than he could have done in this life. It's a principle that is hard to believe in the pain of this moment, but it is true.