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May 2020

May 18, 2020

Will Babies Be in Heaven? (Part 1): 6 Options

The loss of a child is deeply personal and painful. My wife Grace and I...

May 15, 2020

Will we be married in the Kingdom of Heaven?

On earth, my favorite person is my wife Grace and my favorite place is wherever...

May 14, 2020

Will my pet be in the Kingdom of Heaven?

“If there are no dogs in heaven, then when I die I want to go...

May 13, 2020

Will animals be in the Kingdom of Heaven?

Today, the whole planet is gripped by a global fear of death. Bad news fills...

May 12, 2020

Heaven Ain’t Like Bad Christian Art: You will see God Face to face in Heaven

People love to see the faces of other people. This is why we meet over...

May 11, 2020

Heaven Ain’t Lonely: You will be with God in Heaven

If you could meet with one person alive on the earth today who would that...

May 07, 2020

Heaven Ain’t Crummy: You Will Work and Worship with Divine Beings in Heaven

Revelation 4:1-8 – I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven!...seated on the thrones...

May 06, 2020

Heaven Ain’t Boring: Heaven Is for Party-Goers Not Party-Poopers

What would your honest first response be to this question: Do you think Heaven or...

May 05, 2020

Heaven Ain’t Lame: Everyone who Buys a Cake or Blows a Kazoo Wants Jesus

Matthew 22:1-2 – Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may...

May 04, 2020

Heaven is a Garden: Everyone at the Park, Golf Course, Or On Vacation Wants Jesus

Genesis 2:8 – God planted a garden in Eden...and there he put the man whom he...

May 01, 2020

Heaven is a Home: Why Everyone Watching HGTV Really Wants Jesus

John 14:1-3 – Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in...

April 2020

April 30, 2020

Heaven is a City: You Won’t Be Sitting on A Cloud in A Diaper Forever

Hebrews 11:10 – [Abraham] was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer...

April 29, 2020

Heaven is a Kingdom: The Reason Foolish Young Socialists Really Want Jesus

2 Samuel 7:12-13 – When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your...

April 28, 2020

Want to Understand Heaven? Use Your Imagination Like a Kid!

Some years ago, my wife Grace and I had an amazing experience. At separate ends...

April 27, 2020

What will the New Heaven and New Earth be like?

Isaiah 65:17 – I create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things...

April 24, 2020

How will God repair the world?

Romans 8:18-22 – The sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the...

April 23, 2020

Do believers who die before the resurrection have a temporary body?

This fall, I will celebrate my 50th birthday. I got saved by Jesus at age 19...

April 22, 2020

What happens to people who die before Jesus returns?

2 Corinthians 5:8 – We would rather be away from the body and at home with...

April 21, 2020

What went wrong on the earth?

Genesis 3:17, 22-24 – To Adam he [God] said, cursed is the ground because of...

April 20, 2020

What is life on earth supposed to be like?

Genesis 1:1,31 – In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth...And God saw...

April 17, 2020

How to Live Through All the Bad News

Lately, all we are getting is constant bad news. The downside of technology is that...

April 16, 2020

Resurrection #9: What Has Jesus’ Resurrection Done for Us?

Jesus’ resurrection reveals him as our messiah king. In the Davidic covenant,91 God the Father...

April 15, 2020

Resurrection #8: Answering the 4 Primary Alternative Explanations of Jesus’ Resurrection

Not surprisingly, since the resurrection of Jesus Christ is the most significant even in world...

April 14, 2020

Resurrection #7: 4 Non-Christian Sources Confirming Jesus’ Resurrection

Because Jesus’ death is a historical fact, the corroborating evidence of non-Christian sources in addition...

April 13, 2020

Resurrection #6: 8 Circumstantial Reasons to Believe in Jesus’ Resurrection

Effects have causes. Jesus’ resurrection is no exception, as is evident by eight effects caused...

April 10, 2020

Resurrection #5: 10 Things the Bible Says About Jesus’ Resurrection

The biblical evidence for Jesus’ resurrection is compelling and can be briefly summarized in ten...

April 09, 2020

Resurrection #4: How Did Ancient Pagans View the Afterlife?

Noted historian and professor Edwin Yamauchi has spoken to this matter with great clarity based...

April 08, 2020

Resurrection #3: How Did Old Testament Jews View the Afterlife?

Judaism didn't believe in the resurrection of an individual from death in the middle of...

April 07, 2020

Resurrection #2: How Did Ancient People View the Afterlife?

It is commonly purported by some that the entire idea of a bodily resurrection was...

April 06, 2020

Resurrection #1: What Is It? What Is It Not?

Jesus said…“I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die,...