B.B. King on Heaven and Hell

"I don't know what happens after this life. I haven't had my mother or anybody else come back and tell me. I think hell is hell on earth. ...

Warnings About Sharks and Hell

British evangelist Rico Tice says, "Loving people means warning people." He illustrates with the following personal story:

I was once in Australia ...

Happy Birthday from a Bunch of Strangers

One of the downsides of celebrating your 100th birthday is that you might not have many of your friends around to sing "Happy Birthday." An ...

Two Novels about Open or Closed Doors

Two stories were written in the twentieth century that share the same title: The Door in the Wall.

One of them won the Newbery Medal for children's ...

Easter Means the Redemption of Our Nightmares'

In a sermon titled “Suffering, Tim Keller said:

What does Paul mean when he says, "The Resurrection is going to swallow up the suffering and ...

'Dead' Guy Wakes Up in Hearse

John Ortberg writes:

A friend of mine used to work as a denominational official in Minnesota. One of his jobs was to travel to little rural communities ...

Nick Nolte Reflects on His Own Funeral

In a 2015 interview in GQ magazine, actor Nick Nolte shares that growing older has been a painful experience. When asked "When was the last time ...

The Resurrection Is Like Crossing a River

In the book, Raised? Finding Jesus by Doubting the Resurrection, author Jonathan Dodson writes, "The resurrection is a dividing line—a parting ...

Magazine Claims We Know Miracles Don't Happen

In an article in The New Yorker about faith and belief, Adam Gopnik made the following confident statement: "We know … that in the billions ...

Famous Painting Has God Removed

In the heart of Manhattan, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, hangs a famous painting by the 16th century Spanish El Greco. The painting, titled The Vision ...