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It was only fitting that Kenneth Taylor's last words to his family and friends would include a Bible passage meant to bring them closer to God.
The simple, single sentence from the Book of Psalms read: "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful ones."
And Taylor made sure it would be his voice reading and explaining the meaning of that passage to mourners during a memorial service for him Wednesday morning on the Wheaton College campus.
"I know this is very unusual, (hearing) the voice of the dead, so to speak," Taylor said in a video recording he made nearly two years ago and shown at the service. "Yes, it is a happy time for him. ...He's welcoming us to his heavenly home."
Taylor spent most of his life bringing millions closer to God.
He became one of the world's best-known and most successful Christian publishers when "The Living Bible" sold millions.
Taylor died Friday at his...