Bob Kauflin, director of Sovereign Grace Music and a pastor at Sovereign Grace Church of Louisville, says his wife Julie collapsed Monday as they walked to their car after their weekly date night, Christian Post reports. Doctors couldn’t revive her. “It was less than 90 minutes after her fall. I went on a date night with Julie and came home a widower,” he wrote.
His post began with Psalm 139:16: “This past Monday was the last day God had written for my precious wife and best friend, Julie… She’s home.” They married in 1976 and have six children and a growing number of grandchildren. Her obituary remembers a “woman of steadfast faith, creative industry, and gracious hospitality.”
My take
A lot of us have sung songs Bob wrote or produced. Now he’s walking through the valley himself, and he’s still pointing to the God who numbered her days. That’s real faith, tears and all. Pray for Bob, the kids and the grandkids. Ask the Comforter to be close. “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful servants” (Psalm 116:15).
God Bless, and May the Source Be with You!
