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. ...

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 ...

Billionaires Vow to Fight Death

We still can't stop the brute fact of death, but that isn't stopping five billionaires who are trying to lead the human race out of mortality. ...

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 ...

How to Define a Miracle

What is a miracle? Webster's dictionary defines a miracle as an "extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention in human affairs." ...

Google Vows to Solve Death

The longest any human has lived is 122 years, according to Guinness World Records. But the September 13, 2013 issue of Time magazine announced that Google ...

Confessions of a Funeral Director

Mortician Caleb Wilde is a 6th generation funeral director, who garnered international attention through a blog and TED talk that explores the humanity ...