Posts Tagged ‘heaven’
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Are you really in-love?
By Nathan Miller "Good bye! See you later. At the latest in heaven!"There are three common answers to this farewell:1. "Hmmm, yeah, if there even IS a heaven."2. "If I make it."3. "Of course, just not too soon, I hope."We don't...
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Word from Scotland: Do you believe and know who Jesus Christ is?
This is the real division that runs through the whole of society – those who have the Spirit of Jesus and those who do not – those who are born again and those who are not – those who belong to Jesus Christ the Saviour and Lord...
Apologetics
Question of the week: Is Jesus really the only way to heaven?
Answer: "I'm basically a good person, so I'll go to heaven." "OK, so I do some bad things, but I do more good things, so I'll go to heaven." "God won't send me to hell just because I don't live by the Bible. Times have changed!...
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N.T. Wright asks: Have we gotten heaven all wrong?
The oft-cliched Christian notion of heaven -- a blissful realm of harp-strumming angels -- has remained a fixture of the faith for centuries. Even as arguments will go on as to who will or won't be "saved," surveys show that a...
Christian Living
Keeping the Faith: Easter and Incomplete Answers
On Easter morning a Sunday School teacher began to quiz her class of young children about the real meaning of the day. She asked them, “What is Easter?” and the students were quick and ready to respond. A little boy jumped up a...
Christian Living
A Hot Slice of Faith
My non-Christian friend, (let’s call him Harry), sat me down in a charming Roman pizzeria. Not until a steaming margherita pizza was set before me did I realize how hungry I was. Engrossed in my plate, I didn’t really tune into...
Christian Living
Keeping the Faith: The Gospel According to Jesus
While traveling in Central America, I had the opportunity to worship at an international, interdenominational, English-speaking church. The congregation contained Africans, Italians, Spaniards, Latinos, Americans, and Asians. W...
Apologetics
Question of the week: The end of the world?
Question: “What does the Bible say about the end of the world?” Answer: The event usually referred to by the phrase “end of the world” is described in 2 Peter 3:10: “The heavens will disappear with a roar; the eleme...
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Atheists protest new name of street because of the word, “heaven”
An atheist organization in New York became upset and threatened recently to go to court because a new street sign honoring firemen from 9/11 has the word “heaven” in it. The group, New York City Atheists, plans to go to court i...
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Barna study examines Americans’ faith beliefs in growing pluralistic society
A new Barna study examined how Americans’ faith beliefs have changed in a pluralistic society, and attempted to discern if more people are embracing a universalism view of life. The study, entitled What Americans Believe about ...
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