Who gets into heaven? Who doesn't? What awaits us on the other side? It's something many of us wonder about. It's tough for us to think of anyone we think wouldn't actually qualify to get into heaven… except maybe Hitler. Surely he won't be there… right? Where exactly is
Read 2 Timothy 4:5 Reflect I love summer break. Our family spends a good amount of time planning our vacation. We plan the time off work. We plan our adventures. We plan our packing. We make sure the cars are in good shape and that our almost-ancient family boat is
Read 2 Timothy 4:2-5 Reflect Ever try to return something to a store, only to discover you have missed the return deadline? You can complain and disagree, but you missed it. I walk away thinking “I wish their return policy was different”, “their refund policy should be different” (okay, sometimes
Read Matthew 28:7 Reflect Recently, a close friend called me, unexpectedly to tell me he was going to be in town and hoped we could meet for lunch. I was so happy to hear from him and so excited at the prospect of seeing him again; my mind was racing
Read John 14:10 Reflect Is there an authority on truth? The idea that truth may be personally defined – what is true for me may not be true for you – is a popular one. People in western culture tend to be suspicious of anyone who claims to have a
Read Luke 23: 32-43 Reflect When was the last time you were so hurt or frustrated you weren’t sure what was going to come out next? What did you feel? How did it end? When was the last time you hurt someone and the only thing you could do was
Read Matthew 28:16-20 Reflect You often hear people say that to believe in Jesus to become a Christian. And in many ways that’s true. But belief works both ways. One of the things few Christians talk about is that God also believes in us. Just look at the scene in
Read Matthew 28:9-10; 16-17 Reflect We’ve been working through the resurrection story this week on Your Next 40 Days. I wonder if at any point this week you thought: If I only could have been there 2000 years ago and seen it for myself, I would have believed. But I
The Afterlife. It's something we all wonder about. Is there life after death at all? Are heaven or hell real? How do we know where we are going? Is there hope on the other side? How can we know the answers to these (and many more questions? This week
Read Matthew 28:5-7, 16-17 Reflect I love books. I love the experience of reading books; turning the pages, writing notes in the margins and highlighting parts in yellow. Ironically, you’re likely reading this on a laptop, tablet or smart phone… but I still love books. So naturally I like bookstores.
