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April 2023

April 08, 2023

Finish Line: Dispelling Fear, Finding Peace, and Preparing for the End of Your Life

Less than six months after holding the hand of my beloved wife, Nanci, as she...

April 06, 2023

The Great Reunion Awaits: Reflections a Year After Nanci Entered Heaven

A year ago on March 28, 2022, I said goodbye—for now—to my wife, Nanci, who...

April 03, 2023

Why the Year After Her Cancer Diagnosis Was the Best Year of Nanci’s Life

Tuesday March 28 marked a year since my wife Nanci relocated to Heaven. She finished...

April 01, 2023

The Adventures Ahead on the New Earth

At 2:30 a.m., on November 19, 2002, I stood on our deck gazing up at...

March 2023

March 30, 2023

God’s Word and the Universal Problem of Suffering

“What is the meaning of it, Watson?” said Holmes solemnly as he laid down the...

March 27, 2023

A Prodigal Son Finally Comes Home

Several years ago I shared on my blog about Christopher Yuan’s story of God’s grace, and his...

March 25, 2023

How Accessible Will Jesus Be to Each of Us on the New Earth?

When I taught a theology of Heaven class, I was asked, “How accessible will Jesus be...

March 23, 2023

Is It God’s Will to Always Heal Us?

A writer friend was at an event many years ago when he witnessed the following:...

March 20, 2023

What Is the Good Life?

As we start a new year, it’s common to ponder where we’ve been and where...

March 18, 2023

Jesus Revolution: A Movie Worth Seeing and Sharing

A few years ago, my friend Greg Laurie (senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship), along...

March 16, 2023

What Can Death Do to Us?

“To die will be an awfully big adventure,” says Peter Pan. But it will be...

March 13, 2023

Happiness: Good News Worth Sharing

G. K. Chesterton has been widely credited with saying, “Jesus promised His disciples three things—that...

March 11, 2023

50 Days of Heaven, and a Free Devotional Study Guide You Can Use

My life has been shaped by all kinds of writings that have pointed me to...

March 09, 2023

16 Questions about Heaven and the New Earth

I always enjoy anytime I get to have a conversation with Sean McDowell, who teaches...

March 06, 2023

Does the Bible Really Speak of Us Having “Glory” Someday?

I was recently asked this great question: The word “glory” keeps coming up in my...

March 04, 2023

Preparing for Eternity, Anticipating Heaven, Happiness in Jesus: My Q&A at First Baptist Leesburg

Last month, I visited First Baptist of Leesburg, Florida and spoke at their weekend services on...

March 02, 2023

The Truth About Truth

“If there is no absolute beyond man’s ideas, then there is no final appeal to...

February 2023

February 27, 2023

Isn’t Abortion a Private Issue Between a Woman and God?

In our culture, it’s common to hear some variation of, “Abortion is no one else’s...

February 23, 2023

How Can We Trust God through Trials We Don’t Understand?

“In all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have...

February 20, 2023

The Further We Move from God, the Further We Move from Happiness

Aren’t we all weary of the onslaught of politicians, religious leaders, and commercials promising more...

February 16, 2023

Is It OK for a Christian to Grieve the Loss of a Pet?

A reader recently wrote our ministry: “I am a believer and follower of Jesus Christ....

February 13, 2023

“Nothing Short of Genocide”: Pray for Christians in Nigeria

In late 2021, I shared on my blog about increased Christian persecution in Nigeria. Almost a year...

February 09, 2023

Every Human Heart Has a God-Given Sense of the Eternal

“Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In...

February 06, 2023

Professions of Faith at Crusades: Good News or Reason for Doubt?

I confess I grow weary of some believers’ responses to good news, especially related to...

February 02, 2023

God’s Grace: More than Amazing

The Bible makes this astounding proclamation: “God demonstrates his own love for us in this:...

January 2023

January 30, 2023

Suffering Is About Knowing Jesus Better

Readers of my blog know how much I love and admire Joni Eareckson Tada, who...

January 26, 2023

God’s Faithfulness in the Past Assures Our Happy Future

Psychotherapist Lynne Rosen and motivational speaker John Littig cohosted an hour-long radio show on WBAI...

January 23, 2023

God Invites Us into His Happiness

In my book Happiness, I assert that modern Christians need to speak more, not less, about happiness—the...

January 21, 2023

This Month Marks the 67th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of the Five Missionaries in Ecuador

Steve Saint texted me a couple weeks ago, reminding me that it was the 67th...

January 19, 2023

Can Cancer Be God’s Servant? What I Saw in My Wife’s Last Four Years

Last March, my beloved wife, Nanci, lost her four-year battle with colon cancer. All 54...

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