Spurgeon on Facial Expressions

"When you speak of heaven, let your face light up. When you speak of hell—, well, then your everyday face will do."

—Charles Haddon Spurgeon, ...

A Scientific Account of Creation

Only God knows precisely what happened at the moment of creation, but physicists are beginning to get a clearer picture, as described by writer Bill Bryson: ...

"Gladiator": The Eternal Consequences of Our Actions

In the movie Gladiator, the Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe) prepares to go to battle against a barbarian Germanic tribe. Just prior ...

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 ...

Giving What You Cannot Keep

"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose."

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, ...

Katharine Hepburn on the Afterlife

Hollywood great Katharine Hepburn died on June 29, 2003, at the age of 96 and was eulogized as a one-of-a-kind actress. She won four Academy Awards, but ...

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 ...

Sailor Says Bittersweet Farewell to His Boat

A U.S. Navy warship plucked Richard Van Pham, a 62-year-old Vietnamese immigrant, from the waters off Costa Rica on September 17, 2002. He was 2,500 miles ...

Candice Bergen's Wish for Eternal Life

When asked by interviewer Meg Grant to name three wishes, actress Candice Bergen, responded, "Aside from eternal life?"