

HEAVEN ISN’T FOR EVERYONE
“God is love!” (1 John 4:8). He’s a good God, a loving God, a forgiving God. Surely God wouldn’t condemn one of His creations in eternal...


THE FAMILY REUNION
Mark was born when I was still in diapers. Hours after his welcome to this world, he slipped out of my mother’s arms and into our...


A NEW HEAVEN AND A NEW EARTH
The God of creation is also the God of re-creation. He’s the God who restores, the God who makes beauty from ashes (Isaiah 61:3). He...


WHAT WON’T BE IN HEAVEN?
Arthritis or aching backs. Wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, or canes. Stinky feet. Past-due bills. Hospitals, nursing home, or funeral...


HOME SWEET HOME
The best part of going on vacation isn’t the anticipation of new adventures, the travel, or even the sights and sounds of distant places....


HELL ISN’T HEAVEN
Dark and light, dead and alive, old and new, sorrow and joy, destitute and deliriously wealthy, Hell and Heaven… Hell isn’t Heaven… Hell...


THE HEAVENLY BANQUET
The New Testament proclaims, “Our citizenship is in heaven” where “He will transform the body of our humble condition into the likeness...


WILL HEAVEN BE BORING?
In Heaven, are we going to stand around singing kumbaya? How many verses are there? If that’s all there is to Paradise, I’m not too...


THE BEST THING ABOUT HEAVEN
John, the son of Zebedee, was given a glimpse of Glory. In vivid detail, John recounted the size and shape, the magnificence and majesty...


HEAVEN IS A PLACE
Jesus promised His anxiety-filled disciples, “In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am...