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October 2026

October 15, 2026

What Will We Be Able to do on the New Earth?

The term perfect is often misused when it describes our state in Heaven. I’ve heard...

September 2026

September 21, 2026

What Will It Be Like to Cross from This Life to the Next?

I’ve recommended before Robert Wolgemuth’s excellent book Finish Line: Dispelling Fear, Finding Peace, and Preparing for...

August 2026

August 03, 2026

The Secret of Joyful Giving

A week ago yesterday, I spoke at Passion City Church in Atlanta, Georgia, led by...

December 2025

December 15, 2025

Is It Ok to Long for Reunion in Eternity with Loved Ones?

Believers periodically tell me versions of the following: “We shouldn’t be thinking about reunion with...

September 2025

September 29, 2025

Will Our Spouse Still Be Important to Us in Heaven?

One of the most frequent questions I’ve been asked about Heaven is about the nature...

July 2025

July 24, 2025

How Focusing on Heaven Energizes Your Life

This short video was filmed by Desiring God several years ago, but the message of...

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 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...

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...

March 2025

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...

May 2024

May 16, 2024

What Does It Mean to Live for the Line, Not the Dot?

We can think of our lives in terms of a dot and a line, signifying...

March 2024

March 07, 2024

How Much Thought Do You Give to Heaven?

Does thinking about Heaven fill you with joy and excitement? How much thought do...

January 2024

January 15, 2024

Start Giving Before You Inherit

Millennials may inherit over $68 trillion from previous generations by 2030. According to Newsweek, some experts...

December 2023

December 15, 2023

Eternity Changed Because Nanci and I Met 55 Years Ago

I shared a version of this on Facebook last week but wanted to also post it on...

December 07, 2023

How Anticipation for Heaven Changes Our Lives Now

In this video from my class Eternity 101, I talk about how anticipating Heaven motivates us to live...

October 2023

October 09, 2023

The Joy of Imagining Heaven

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

September 2023

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...

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...

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,...

June 2023

June 12, 2023

Giving from the Heart Really Matters

God commanded his people, “Give generously to the poor, not grudgingly, for the Lord your...

June 03, 2023

Will We Retain Our Individuality Living on the New Earth?

While teaching my Eternity 101 class, I answered the question, “Will We Lose Our Personalities...

May 2023

May 08, 2023

Kids, Questions about Heaven, and Humor over Hamburgers

Martin Luther said, “It is pleasing to the dear God whenever thou rejoicest or laughest...

April 2023

April 15, 2023

The Four Biggest Assets in My Grief

Grieving a loved one’s death is a long, often lonely, always painful process. Four key...

April 13, 2023

Investments That Will Last Forever: A Message about The Treasure Principle

Early in February, I visited First Baptist Church in Leesburg, Florida, where I spoke on the...

April 10, 2023

We Are Thirsty for News of Heaven

In your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore....

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...

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...

February 2023

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...

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