What happens after we die? This is a question that every person must ponder at some point, whether they admit it or not. Religions are built on answering it, although no evidence exists that any person has raised himself from the dead except the Son of God, Jesus. In His case, there is ample evidence …
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The Ultimate Place Of Safety
What makes you feel safe? When can you lie down at night and sleep well, without a care or thought for your physical well-being? When is your heart at peace? Recently, my friend shared an experience she had years ago. The news had announced the police were searching for an escaped convict who had been …
Leaving Here…Going There
This morning I woke up around 3:30 am and couldn’t go back to sleep. We’re in the process of moving; my brain is full of details when I go to bed at night, and immediately starts up again when I wake up. As I lay there thinking about everything that has to be done over …
A Hard Truth: Repent, Or Perish
One of the terrible side-effects of the rise of media over the past fifty years is that we are largely desensitized to violence and death. Consider these statistics I found online: In 1950, only 10% of American homes had a television and by 1960 the percentage had grown to 90%. Today 99% of homes have …
What Is The Meaning Of Life?
I read through the book of Ecclesiastes this morning. I picture Solomon writing this book as an old man, looking back at his life, and pondering its meaning. Like all of us should do occasionally, he is contemplating the value of life. On a surface read, you might conclude he is slightly depressed. He sees …
The Way Of The Word 