Welcome to 10 minute Bible Talks.

Where we connect the Bible to your life.

In the time it takes to get to work.

I'm Jeff Parrot. If you're looking to spice things up with your home

decor of the season you might consider an eye-catching yet unconventional addition to

your living space and the best news is it's not a large or particularly expensive decoration.

But it is one that may create some questions.

What is it?

A Memento Mori.

Now it's likely that you haven't seen this traditional item at a friend's house anytime recently

because the Memento Mori would probably confuse, maybe even scare most modern people today.

Momento Mori is Latin for Remember Death, or Remember that you have to Die.

And it was commonly represented by Christians long ago via a skull sitting on someone's

home or office.

Now, while it would be a great conversation starter to have a Memento Mori adorning your living room,

I get that it might not be the vibe you're going for. But the key to remembering death,

Memento Mori, it doesn't have to do with how we arrange our homes.

It's all about how we arrange our lives.

That skull sitting on a desk somewhere in your home.

It wasn't meant to be a distraction from work, it gave direction to work.

Our tendency today is to remove death from our line of sight, and while we can't avoid the reality of death at the end of our lives,

we would prefer to avoid it in our daily lives. As a small example, most people in the

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