SCRIVEN (1820–1886) wrote What a Friend We Have in Jesus after his fiancée drowned. George Matheson (1842–1906) wrote O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go after his fiancée rejected him because he was going...
Reality's such a pain sometimes, you know?
Perhaps parents’ greatest heritage to pass on to their children is the ability to perceive the multitude of God’s daily blessings and to respond with continual gratitude. We should be abounding in tha...
Now, in comparison to both Matthew 17 and Revelation 1, it appears that the risen Christ, before his ascension, was not yet fully glorified. If he would have been glorified, surely his identity would...
Now think, my brother, you will be in Heaven very soon. Since last year a great number have gone home: before next year many more will have ascended to glory. Sitting up in those celestial seats, how...
Nothing is more often misdiagnosed than our homesickness for Heaven. We think that what we want is sex, drugs, alcohol, a new job, a raise, a doctorate, a spouse, a large-screen television, a new car,...
Never forget Yesu is King. Never forget your home is in another world. Never forget your father will be waiting to see you again.
Meanwhile, we on this dying Earth can relax and rejoice for our loved ones who are in the presence of Christ. As the apostle Paul tells us, though we naturally grieve at losing loved ones, we are not...
Jesus Christ said more about money than about any other single thing because, when it comes to a man’s real nature, money is of first importance. Money is an exact index to a man’s true character. All...
It is no coincidence that the first two chapters of the Bible (Genesis 1–2) begin with the creation of the heavens and the earth and the last two chapters (Revelation 21–22) begin with the re-creation...
If you know you can fall, you make wise choices to keep yourself from falling.
If you hope for happiness in the world, hope for it from God, and not from the world. —David Brainerd
If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world. —C. S. Lewis
How Can We Know for Sure That We’ll Go to Heaven?
Happiness-seeking is built into every person, of every age and circumstance. I believe we inherited from our Eden-dwelling ancestors a sense of their pre-Fall happiness. Our hearts refuse to settle fo...
For every American who believes he’s going to Hell, there are 120 who believe they’re going to Heaven.
An obedient man is free when in prison, Quan said. A disobedient man is imprisoned when free.
When an atheist enjoys the cool breeze of a sunny autumn day as he writes his treatise saying God doesn’t exist, the ultimate source of his pleasure remains God. God is the author of the universe itse...
When Yesu is everything to you, it is impossible not to speak of him.
When Christ died on the cross for us, he said, It is finished (John 19:30). The Greek word translated it is finished was commonly written across certificates of debt when they were canceled. It meant...