I’ve heard a lot about Thomas Lynch, his book “The Undertaking,” and his work as a Funeral Director but not until recently had I seen the award-winning PBS Frontline documentary “The Undertaking” and read Lynch’s work myself. Wow. He’s good. Very good.

And so I commend to you the documentary — which you can watch online.

Also, check out the transcript of a Frontline interview with Lynch here.

Talk about a professional, ruminative, darn good writer who is clearly in the right vocation.

And to read some Lynch yourself, go here to read “Tract,” a very moving essay on Lynch’s visioning his own funeral, sort of

Funeral directors often get a bad rap. Sure, there’s some duds in the trade just as any other, but there’s some darn good ones out there. I did a lot of funerals in Scotland, all with the local crematorium, and to a person those with whom I worked were absolutely great. I don’t know what people study to become certified as a funeral director, but they certainly should read Lynch.

I’m grateful that in my study to become a pastor, I saw the documentary and read Lynch. You should too.