Resurrection in 'Jaws'

In Steven Spielberg’s famous movie, Jaws, the second victim the great white shark kills is a young boy named Alex Kintner, played by Jeffrey Voorhees. ...

Can a Scholar Believe in the Resurrection?

Can a classical scholar believe in Jesus? Lindsay Whaley, professor of mathematics and linguistics at Dartmouth University, certainly thinks so. Whaley ...

The Atheist Who Misses Heaven

Simon Davis, writing for Religion News Service, tells us, “Since atheist blogger Martin Hughes left Christianity, he hasn’t missed believing ...

I Subscribe, Therefore I Am?

A journalist for the BBC named David Lee recently moved from America to London. Rather than haul his stuff, he said, “I’ve become one of life’s ...

Dallas Willard’s Last Words: 'Thank You'

The Christian writer and philosopher Dallas Willard died at 6am on May 8, 2013. In his biography on Willard titled Becoming Dallas Willard, Gary Moon ...

Trapped in a Cave and Rescued from Above

Laura Demarest recalls what it was like for a group to be trapped deep underground in a dark, flooded cave in Indiana and the relief they felt when rescued: ...

Our World is a Glimpse of The New Heaven and Earth

The world we live in now offers us a glimpse of the joys and pleasures that we will experience when God brings the new heaven and the new earth (Rev. ...

Famous Author Says ‘Boredom of Heaven Worse than Tortures of Hell’

Science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov expressed the attitude many have about heaven when he wrote, "I don't believe in the afterlife, so I don't ...

Object Lesson Compares Human Life to Eternity

Phil Cooke and Jonathan Bock share in their recent book that author and speaker Francis Chan has the best illustration of eternity that they've ever seen. ...

The New View of Heaven Is too Small

Theologian J. Todd Billings argues "the new view of heaven is too small." He shares the following observation:

A friend of mine's favorite Sunday school ...