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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 03, 2026

God’s Children Really Will Live Happily Ever After

In The Chronicles of Narnia, C. S. Lewis paints a beautiful picture of the New Earth in...

June 2026

June 11, 2026

Will Even Spiders Be on the New Earth?

A reader wrote me, “You say in your book Heaven that God will refashion the animal kingdom...

March 2026

March 02, 2026

The Longing of God’s People for Heaven on Earth

English Reformer and martyr John Bradford (1510–1555) wrote in a letter nearly five hundred years...

February 2026

February 19, 2026

Will Heaven be Separate From The New Earth?

A thoughtful reader asked me, “When the New Earth arrives, do you believe there will...

January 2026

January 22, 2026

The Joy of Making Discoveries in God’s Animal Kingdom

Think of the spectacular creativity and amazing features God put into His creation, including the...

December 2025

December 29, 2025

Do You See Eternity?

When I was a brand-new believer in the 1970s, many Christians eagerly listened to Bible...

November 2025

November 20, 2025

Being with God Is the Heart and Soul of Heaven

The 1998 movie What Dreams May Come portrays Heaven as beautiful but lonely, because a...

November 13, 2025

Being with God Is the Heart and Soul of Heaven

The 1998 movie What Dreams May Come portrays Heaven as beautiful but lonely, because a...

September 2025

September 25, 2025

Animals on the New Earth

In a Q&A I did on the subject of rewards, the audience asked several great...

September 01, 2025

Why Thinking Accurately about the Future Heaven Is Vital

Jonathan Edwards, the great Puritan preacher, often spoke of Heaven. He said, “It becomes us...

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...

February 2025

February 13, 2025

What Will the Role of Angels Be on the New Earth?

Under God’s direction, angels serve us on Earth (Hebrews 1:14). Michael the archangel serves under...

July 2024

July 01, 2024

What If the Church Had a “Looking Forward Day”?

We received this thought-provoking letter from a reader named Richard Higby. As you read, consider...

May 2024

May 30, 2024

Will Places We Loved Here Be Resurrected on the New Earth?

The world says, “You can never go home again.” It means that while we were...

April 2024

April 18, 2024

What Happiness Can We Anticipate on the New Earth?

At the end of Peter Jackson’s film adaptation of Tolkien’s The Return of the King, Bilbo...

October 2023

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,...

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...

June 2023

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...

April 2023

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 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 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...

January 2023

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...

December 2022

December 29, 2022

The Best Part of Christmas Is Immanuel, “God with Us”

In the Old Testament, we read how God kept reaching down to His people: “The...

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