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July 2026

July 30, 2026

4 Right Responses to Times of Suffering

When suffering and evil come our way, they’ll exert a force that either pushes us...

June 2026

June 01, 2026

Because of Jesus, Our Best Years Are Always Ahead of Us

Recently, a friend turned 40, and I was reflecting on that season of my own...

November 2025

November 24, 2025

How Perspective Affects Our Happiness

Happiness researchers have found that circumstances can contribute about 10 percent to our happiness—a remarkably...

October 2024

October 17, 2024

An Eternal Perspective Brings Us Great Comfort in Grief

I doubt many people have talked together more about eternity than Nanci and I did....

July 2024

July 04, 2024

Right Now, We See the Underside of Life’s Tapestry

Ever been to a football game at half time when the band forms words...

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...

February 2024

February 26, 2024

Will We Ever Disagree in Heaven?

Because we’re finite and unique and because we’ll never know everything, we may not agree...

January 2024

January 22, 2024

What Does God Think About Money?

If I had any doubts about whether people are genuinely interested in learning about and...

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...

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...

April 2023

April 20, 2023

Might Those with Handicaps on Earth One Day Be Our Teachers in Heaven?

Over the years, the most popular character in my novel Deadline has been a Down syndrome boy...

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 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...

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 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 02, 2023

Praise and Gratitude, Even in Affliction

To the arrogant I say, “Boast no more,” and to the wicked, “Do not lift...

November 2022

November 17, 2022

How Can We Keep a Loose Grip on Possessions?

Back in 2019, I was asked to join Kirk Cousins (quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings, and...

November 07, 2022

How to Escape the Rut of Discontentment

Nanci and I spoke at our church’s young moms group a number of times, and...

August 2022

August 08, 2022

If We Fear God, We Can Trust His Provision

There are people who reason, If I give generously, I’ll have to worry about where the...

May 2022

May 23, 2022

Freedom and Comfort in Truth

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

May 09, 2022

Suffering Is No Accident

I write this on the one-month anniversary of Nanci’s homegoing. Strange to think that our...

March 2022

March 03, 2022

Pray for the Precious People of Ukraine (and Russia), Traumatized by War

“When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, But when a wicked man rules, people groan.”...

February 2022

February 03, 2022

Whose Purpose in Your Suffering Will Prevail?

If we recognize God’s sovereignty even over Satan’s work, it changes our perspective about our...

January 2022

January 20, 2022

The Creator of the Stars Knows You by Name

A reader recently sent me a link on Facebook with some pictures that put earth in perspective...

October 2021

October 04, 2021

Clinging to Scripture Sustains Us Through Suffering

In times of crisis we try to make sense of life. We crave perspective for...

September 2021

September 09, 2021

Do You Live as If the Next World Is Your Home?

You can also listen to an audio version of this blog. A wealthy plantation owner invited John...

May 2021

May 31, 2021

A Grieving Mom on the Biblical Teaching about Heaven: “I Grabbed It as Though It Were a Life Preserver

Not long ago a reader shared a profound comment in reply to a post on my...

April 2021

April 15, 2021

Job Satisfaction Is About More Than Finding the Perfect Job

Writing in the New York Times, Arthur Brooks summarizes modern happiness research: “It turns out that choosing to...

March 2021

March 29, 2021

How Will I Be Able to Enjoy Heaven If My Loved Ones Are in Hell?

Many people have lost loved ones who didn’t know Christ. Some people argue that people...

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