Our World is a Glimpse of The New Heaven and Earth

The world we live in now offers us a glimpse of the joys and pleasures that we will experience when God brings the new heaven and the new earth (Rev. ...

Famous Author Says ‘Boredom of Heaven Worse than Tortures of Hell’

Science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov expressed the attitude many have about heaven when he wrote, "I don't believe in the afterlife, so I don't ...

Gratitude Training 101

Shawn Achor, a psychologist who teaches at Harvard, suggests that we can train our brains to become more grateful by setting aside just five minutes a ...

Object Lesson Compares Human Life to Eternity

Phil Cooke and Jonathan Bock share in their recent book that author and speaker Francis Chan has the best illustration of eternity that they've ever seen. ...

The New View of Heaven Is too Small

Theologian J. Todd Billings argues "the new view of heaven is too small." He shares the following observation:

A friend of mine's favorite Sunday school ...

Amazing Little Bird Follows God-Given Homing Signal

According to Robert Krulwich's blog on NPR, a small bird called the bar-tailed godwit grows up in northern Alaska, but every fall they fly nearly 7,000 ...

William Bradford's Last Thanksgiving had an Eternal Perspective

The book, Mayflower , by Nathaniel Philbrick is the story of the Pilgrims coming to America in 1620. Their governor and spiritual leader here was William ...

Missionary Pioneer 'Holds Possessions Very Lightly'

In Giving It All Away David Green relates that Bob Hoskins, a missionary pioneer who along with his son Rob founded the outstanding ministry called OneHope, ...

Residents Try to Pay Library Fines with Chuck E. Cheese Tokens

A Massachusetts library was forced to make a public statement recently when it noticed a growing trend of patrons trying to pay library fines and printing ...

Man Embraces 'Impermanence' of Unique Artform

For many artists, part of the joy of creating beautiful artwork is that others can continue to experience it for years to come. However, this could not ...