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How You'd Live after a Peek into Heaven

Author Peter Kreeft asks us to imagine the day when sin, death, and evil are finally defeated by Christ:

Suppose God took you on a crystal ball trip into ...

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Last Words of Famous Rock Stars

In his book, The Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars, rock historian Jeremy Simmonds writes, "When the final moment [of life] does arrive, even the most ...


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A Giant Redwood Falls

On March 24, 1991, one of the oldest and largest Redwoods in California crashed to the ground.

People call the tree the Dyerville Giant, and it lies where ...


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Contest Tries to Name Funeral Home Café

A South Carolina funeral home was planning to open what it calls a "Coffee Corner." It was stocked with Starbucks coffee and offer WiFi as well ...


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Couple Married 72 Years Die Holding Hands

In October 2011, Gordon Yeager, 94, and his wife Norma, 90, died exactly one hour apart after 72 years of marriage. They were holding hands when they ...


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Father Explains Death to His Son

In the fall of 1991, a car driven by a drunk driver jumped its lane and smashed headfirst into a minivan driven by Jerry Sittser. Sittser and three of ...


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Children's Book Character Carries His "Sadness Shield"

We all seem to need a strategy for coping with the experience of grief. In the screen adaptation of Maurice Sendak's classic children's book Where ...


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'Time' Magazine Letter to the Editor Claims Heaven Will Be Dull

In April 2012 Time magazine ran a cover story titled "Heaven Can't Wait: Why rethinking the hereafter could make the world a better place." ...


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Death Is an Ugly Enemy, but Christ Has Overcome It

There is a school of thought in Christian circles that almost views death so much as a blessing that you are not allowed to cry …. [But in the ...


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Buddhist Poet Longs for a Deeper Hope

Author Os Guinness tells the hauntingly sad story about the beloved 19th century Japanese Haiku poet known as Issa. When he was a young child, Issa's ...


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