All Cultures Long for Heaven

The sense that we will live forever somewhere has shaped every civilization in human history. Australian aborigines pictured Heaven as a distant island ...

Famous Last Words

The following are the last words spoken by famous individuals:

"Nothing matters. Nothing matters." —Louis B. Mayer, film producer; died ...

Pastor Starts Ministry for the Terminally Ill

The terminal wing of the hospital may seem like an unlikely location for active evangelism, but that's where the "Last Minute Ministry" ...

Funeral Plans Become Explosive and Elaborate

More and more people want to end life with a bang.

Gordon Bergin was an ordained minister whose funeral arrangements were part of an Independence Day celebration. ...

The Meaningless Life of an Atheist

Freelance writer Greta Christina, published often in feminist and adult magazines, is brutally honest regarding her dilemma about dying. As an atheist, ...

Firefighter Red Adair on Hell

Paul "Red" Adair was the oil field firefighter first made famous by a 1968 John Wayne movie The Hellfighters. After the first Gulf War, he led ...

Man Tries to Bring Gold into Heaven

The story is told of a rich man who was determined to take his wealth with him into the next life. The Lord finally gave in to his fervent prayers. There ...

Rodin Was Thinking About Hell

A friend encouraged author Neil Cole to tour the Rodin museum while in France. Reflecting on Rodin's most famous work, Cole writes,

Rodin was a French ...

"Gladiator": The Eternal Consequences of Our Actions

In the movie Gladiator, the Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe) prepares to go to battle against a barbarian Germanic tribe. Just prior ...

"Braveheart": Not Everyone Experiences True Life

The movie Braveheart tells the story of how a common man named William Wallace (Mel Gibson) leads Scotland to freedom from English rule.

At the end of ...