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July 2025

July 10, 2025

More Than One Way to Store Up Treasure in Heaven

The primary passage of Scripture that talks about storing up treasures in Heaven is Matthew...

June 2025

June 26, 2025

Reforming Our Vocabulary to Fit the Resurrection

A radio preacher, speaking about a Christian woman whose Christian husband had died, said, “Little...

June 23, 2025

The Kingdom of Kingdoms

God created Adam and Eve to be king and queen over the earth. Their job...

June 19, 2025

Will We Explore the New Heavens?

The “new heaven” in Revelation 21:1 apparently refers to exactly the same atmospheric and celestial heavens as “heavens” does...

June 12, 2025

How is the Bride of Christ Portrayed in Revelation?

A reader asked me this question: I read your article about the dimensions of the New Jerusalem...

June 09, 2025

Astronauts, the Heavens, and Our Eternal Home

I’ve seen a few things about astronaut Butch Wilmore, who was stuck in space for...

May 2025

May 22, 2025

Will We Have Physical Forms in the Present Heaven?

Given the consistent physical descriptions of the present Heaven and those who dwell there, it...

April 2025

April 28, 2025

God’s Plan to Redeem the Earth

The entire physical universe was created for God’s glory. When we rebelled, the universe fell...

April 25, 2025

Knowing Our Ultimate Destination Changes Everything

Two years ago, I did an interview with Davey Blackburn, who hosts the Nothing Is Wasted...

April 03, 2025

Will the New Earth Have Distinct Cultures?

There is no need to worry about culture shock in Heaven! The cultures and nations...

March 2025

March 24, 2025

Trust God to Write the Rest of Your Story in Eternity

In my book Heaven, I share how years ago, Nanci read me letters we’d never before...

March 20, 2025

Animal Encounters Offer a Foretaste of Life on the New Earth

Jim Abernethy, a well-known diver and underwater photographer, works primarily with sharks. Years ago in...

March 13, 2025

What Excites You Most about Living on the New Earth?

We asked commenters on my Facebook page, “But in keeping with his promise we are looking...

March 10, 2025

The Great Danger Is to Assume We Are All Headed for Heaven

For every American who believes they’re going to Hell, there are 120 who believe they’re...

August 2024

August 22, 2024

Extending Grace to Others

Jesus told of a servant whose debt to his master was 10,000 talents, the equivalent...

June 2023

June 26, 2023

The Tide of God’s Grace Brings Us Wave after Wave of God’s Goodness

“Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive...

May 2023

May 01, 2023

We Could Never Earn God’s Grace

Through a set of divinely arranged circumstances, years ago I drove home a university professor I’d just...

March 2023

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 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 16, 2023

Why Our Subjective Feelings Need God’s Objective Truth

The peace or lack of peace one feels after praying about a decision can be...

October 2022

October 20, 2022

A Grace-Starved, Truth-Starved World Needs Jesus

Late one rainy night years ago, my wife and I were leaving a movie theater...

June 2021

June 03, 2021

Why Christians Should Listen Carefully and Speak with Kindness

I love this four-minute video from Russell Moore answering the question, “Why should Christians speak with kindness?”...

April 2021

April 29, 2021

Does Grace Still Amaze You?

Years ago, I spoke at a large event where the vocalist sang one of my...

August 2020

August 24, 2020

A Social Media Interaction Full of Grace and Truth (A Discussion of God’s Words in Job)

I’m posting this recent interaction from my Facebook page for two reasons: first, the value of the...

October 2019

October 21, 2019

God’s Truth Is at the Heart of the Spiritual Life

A common Old Testament word expressing truth, emeth, speaks of a dependable reality that’s solid and...

August 2019

August 29, 2019

The Gospel Flies with the Wings of Grace and Truth

You can also listen to the audio version of this blog. The Pharisees, God’s self-appointed gatekeepers, never...

December 2018

December 19, 2018

Isabella Chow and Standing up for What God’s Word Says Even When It’s Unpopular

Last month, 20-year-old Isabella Chow, a student senator at the University of California, Berkeley, became...

April 2018

April 09, 2018

Why Does the Truth Matter?

In an age of endless Internet gossip, tabloids, false advertising, lying politicians, and “made up...

October 2017

October 23, 2017

God’s Revealed Truth Is Something We Discover, Not Invent

I know some people, including a few old friends, who say they are still following...

June 2017

June 12, 2017

Christ’s Exclusive Truth-Claims Make Believing “All Religions Are Basically the Same” Impossible

A Barna survey found that 59% of American adults believe that “Christians and Muslims worship...

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