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February 2026

February 05, 2026

Christians Can Grieve Death with Both Realism and Solid Hope

Our ministry is often contacted by those who are grieving, looking for guidance after a...

October 2025

October 27, 2025

For Those Who Love Jesus, Death Is a Temporary Separation

While my book Heaven centers on the New Earth, the eternal Heaven, we often receive questions about what...

August 2025

August 21, 2025

Our Unforgettable Family Gathering before Nanci’s Death

In March 2022, after four-plus years battling colon cancer, and praying for healing daily, Nanci...

February 2025

February 24, 2025

What If You Only Had One Week to Live?

I asked the men in my weekly small group, "If you knew today you had...

April 2024

April 25, 2024

Why Good Friday Isn’t Called Terrible Friday

On Good Friday, Jesus experienced the terrible burden of atonement, the trauma of dying on...

April 22, 2024

What I’ve Learned about Grieving With Hope

Tomorrow, March 28, marks two years since Nanci entered the presence of Jesus, after a four-year...

December 2023

December 14, 2023

Sixty Years Later, C. S. Lewis’s Voice Still Speaks

I shared these reflections on my Facebook page last Wednesday, but I wanted to also share them...

August 2023

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...

July 2023

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 06, 2023

Joining the Real Party in Heaven

Imagine someone takes you to a party. You see a few friends there, enjoy a...

June 2023

June 15, 2023

Comforting Grieving People and Encouraging Them to Hold on to Solid Truth

Nancy Guthrie’s disabled daughter, Hope, died after living through 199 days of seizures and other...

June 01, 2023

George Verwer—Global Statesman, Evangelist, and Hero of the Faith—Now with Jesus

My dear friend George Verwer, founder of Operation Mobilization (OM) and advocate for worldwide missions, is...

May 2023

May 22, 2023

Trusting His Loving Purposes: My Message on Nanci, Suffering, and Heaven at California Baptist University

On March 21, I gave a 30-minute chapel message at California Baptist University. They asked me...

May 11, 2023

Jesus Accomplished the Healing from Sin We Need, Even More Than Healing from Cancer

I miss Nanci every day, but I am profoundly thankful for the tremendous example she...

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...

March 2023

March 16, 2023

What Can Death Do to Us?

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

January 2023

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...

December 2022

December 08, 2022

An Eternal Perspective on Suffering, Loss, and Grief

Last month I spoke at the services of my home church, Good Shepherd Community Church....

October 2022

October 27, 2022

What Happens to Us When We Die?

Dead people don’t come back and tell us what they’ve experienced. But we can know...

September 2022

September 24, 2022

The Opening Weekend of NFL Football, and Christ’s Companionship in Unanticipated Grief

Last week Nanci’s sister Donna initiated a conversation between my daughters Karina and Angela and...

September 08, 2022

Remembering Nanci, Anticipating Heaven: My Interview on the Chris Fabry Show

A friend recently asked how I’m doing. Nanci’s absence in my life is profound, but...

June 2022

June 16, 2022

Nanci’s Death Isn’t the End of Our Relationship, Only a Temporary Interruption

I’ve been reflecting on the changes in our home with Nanci gone. The house is...

June 09, 2022

We May Not Long for Death, But We Long for Heaven

Isaiah 25:8 says, “He will swallow up death forever! The Sovereign LORD will wipe away...

May 2022

May 30, 2022

Sorrow’s End

Contemplating the final end of sorrow has brought me great comfort in these first months...

May 28, 2022

Nanci’s Memorial Service and Life Story

Nanci’s memorial service was two weeks ago. Thank you so much to everyone who has...

May 23, 2022

Freedom and Comfort in Truth

As Nanci dealt with suffering and faced her death, I saw greater joy and more...

May 19, 2022

A Happy Ending without an End

In light of Nanci’s departure to be with Jesus seveb weeks ago, a kind sister...

May 02, 2022

Heaven for Kids: Reaching Kids, Parents, and Even Grandparents with a Biblical Theology of Heaven

Though it’s been several years, I still think about what a blast I had writing...

April 2022

April 21, 2022

For the Believer, Death Is a Great Awakening

Death is like a great ocean, and we are on this shore seeing people depart....

April 18, 2022

What Will It Be Like to Step into Heaven and Come Face to Face with Jesus?

Many of you have asked about my wife Nanci’s memorial service. It will be held...

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