"Beyond the Gates of Splendor": Sacrificing for Eternity

Beyond the Gates of Splendor is a documentary based on Elizabeth Elliot's best-selling book, Through Gates of Splendor. Both tell the true story of ...

Lighting Director Prepared for Heaven

Pastor Jack Hayford tells this story:

It was a deeply sobering day when I came to Carl's room in the hospital knowing there were only a matter of hours ...

Jack Welch Answers His "Toughest Question"

During an edition of the news program 60 Minutes, Dan Rather interviewed Jack Welch, the outspoken former CEO of General Electric. At the end of the interview, ...

Wedding Singer’s Name Is Not on the List

Ruthanna Metzgar, a professional singer, tells a story that illustrates the importance of having our names written in the Book. Several years ago, she ...

Henry Drummond on Heaven

The heaven of Christianity is different from all other heavens because the religion of Christianity is different from all other religions—it moves ...

"Braveheart": Not Everyone Experiences True Life

The movie Braveheart tells the story of how a common man named William Wallace (Mel Gibson) leads Scotland to freedom from English rule.

At the end of ...

Twins in Womb Debate Life After Birth

In Our Greatest Gift, Henri Nouwen tells a parable of faith and hope. He imagines twins–a brother and a sister–talking to each other in their ...

Do You Want Heaven Now?

Author and professor Lewis Smedes used to ask his students if they wanted to go to heaven when they died. Everyone would raise a hand. Then he'd ask, ...

Near-Death Experiences and Hell

I came across a book written by a cardiologist at the University of Tennessee that corroborates an important aspect of the biblical message. In the course ...

Burial Leads to New Life

Object Lesson:

Display pots of soil, a watering can, and a seed packet.

I am going to plant seeds in these pots. Over the next few weeks as we see them ...