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October 2023

October 26, 2023

Are You Experiencing Bible Poverty?

One of our staff sent me this video about “If Your Bible Was Your Cell Phone…”...

October 23, 2023

Nations on the New Earth, and the Importance of God’s Word for People of Every Nation and Tongue

Most of us are unaccustomed to thinking of nations, rulers, civilizations, and culture in Heaven,...

October 19, 2023

God Calls Us to Find Happiness in Him

In my novel Safely Home, I tell the story of two Harvard roommates reunited in China...

October 16, 2023

All Glory to Our King: EPM Staff and Board Members Share Favorite Quotes

Note from Randy: For the last issue of our Eternal Perspectives magazine, we asked several of our...

October 12, 2023

God Takes Our Stinginess or Generosity Personally

To give lavishly is to be rich toward God; to hoard or spend on ourselves...

October 09, 2023

The Joy of Imagining Heaven

When Marco Polo returned to Italy from the court of Kublai Khan, he described a...

October 05, 2023

Studying God’s Word Will Change Your Life

It’s a great mystery that the Bible is an increasingly neglected book. Some who check...

October 02, 2023

Hell Might Just Be the Most Unpopular Subject in the World (and Sometimes in the Church)

The evil of rebellion against God entered the universe through Satan, who dreamed of autonomy...

September 2023

September 28, 2023

Will There Be Technology in Heaven?

A reader asked our ministry, “Will people have technology in Heaven?” Technology is a God-given...

September 25, 2023

A Two-Point Checklist of Christlikeness

John 1:1, 14 tells us Jesus is full of two things: grace and truth. In...

September 23, 2023

We Are Not Dying Out; We Are Hastening on to a More Glorious Life

During the four years my beloved wife was dying of cancer, she read daily from...

September 18, 2023

Quality Resources to Teach the Bible to Children

A friend asked me for some recommendations for resources on teaching the Bible to children....

September 14, 2023

Reading about the New Earth Changed Her View of All Creation and Gave Her Hope

Our ministry received this letter from a reader of the Heaven book. In her own way, she...

September 04, 2023

Reflections on Wimbledon, Nanci, Heaven, and the Creator and Redeemer of Sports, Plus a Personal Thanks to Carlos Alcaraz

I wrote the following on Sunday and shared it on Facebook. It’s an expanded revision...

August 2023

August 31, 2023

Nothing Is More Often Misdiagnosed Than Our Homesickness for Heaven

I believe that nothing is more often misdiagnosed than our homesickness for Heaven. We think...

August 28, 2023

Tell Yourself These Biblical Truths about Suffering

In my book If God Is God, I write about how telling ourselves these truths that God...

August 24, 2023

The New Fight for Life: An Important New Book from Benjamin Watson

For decades I have spent long and fruitful hours dialoguing with prolife advocates as well as...

August 21, 2023

May We Be Overwhelmed by the Goodness of God

A dear friend sent me this video. If you don’t have time to read the article...

August 17, 2023

Money Makes a Horrible Master and a Valuable Servant

Money is more than just metal disks or colored paper. It is a tool that...

August 11, 2023

As You Age, Feed Your Mind with an Eternal Perspective

This wonderful message our ministry received from an 83-year-old reader made my day. I listened...

August 10, 2023

Biblical Hope Is a Solid Certainty

Referencing the coming resurrection, Paul wrote, “For in this hope [of the redemption of our...

August 07, 2023

Your Invitation to the Good Life—the Only Life Worth Living

Chances are, you want “the good life.” And even if you’re not quite sure how...

August 07, 2023

The Image of God, Race, Ethnicity, and Future Nations on the New Earth

A reader responded to a blog post we shared several years ago by one of our...

August 03, 2023

If a Vacation Is Worth Planning and Anticipating, How Much More Should We Anticipate Life in Heaven?

In his early twenties, Jonathan Edwards composed a set of life resolutions. One read, “Resolved,...

July 2023

July 31, 2023

What Are Common Objections to the Idea That God Wants Christians to Experience Happiness in Him?

In “Should Christians Desire to Be Happy?”, I shared that the belief that Christ is the...

July 27, 2023

God Is Sovereign Whether We Choose to Believe It or Not

I don’t know whether the builder of the Titanic really said, “God himself couldn’t sink this ship,”...

July 24, 2023

The Ship Memorial Library Named after Nanci

A year ago, I got a phone call from Operation Mobilization, an organization Nanci and I...

July 20, 2023

True, Lasting Happiness Is Found in Jesus, Not Sex or Sexual Identity

Sex as God intended—in marriage, between a man and a woman—is a pleasure to be...

July 17, 2023

Our Longing to Go Home Will Be Ultimately Fulfilled on the New Earth

May 31, the day before yesterday, was Nanci’s and my 48th anniversary. I thank God...

July 14, 2023

Is There a Danger of Worshipping the Bible Instead of God?

Perhaps you’ve heard someone say something like, “My faith is in God, not the Bible”...

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