Stranded Passengers from September 11 Reunite

There were 200 passengers on Flight 929 from London to Chicago on September 11, 2001. As they neared the North American coast, the pilot informed them ...

Kevin Costner Wants to Believe in Heaven

In an interview with Kevin Costner concerning his movie Dragonfly, Holly McClure asked Costner if he believed in heaven. He replied:

I desperately want ...

NBA's Allen Iverson: No Guessing About Heaven

Allen Iverson, former superstar guard for the Philadelphia 76ers, talks about the death of his friend Rah, who was murdered, and his thoughts about the ...

A Father Redeemed

My sense of Christmas joy is focused on a specific moment each year: when I stand in an Episcopal church at a midnight Christmas Eve service and sing ...

God Celebrates Our Arrival

I remember being touched by the popular song "Tie a Yellow Ribbon." It tells of a man who's been sent to prison. He's served his time ...

Riches Obscure Need of Heaven

For his first sermon in an elementary preaching class, Lawrence, an African student, chose a text describing the joys we'll share when Christ returns ...

Can't Earn Heaven

An old tale speaks of a man who died and faced the angel Gabriel at heaven's gates. The angel said, "Here's how this works. You need a hundred ...

Mother Brings Peace During Crisis

Cindy Holmes is a writer and pediatric nurse in Houston, Texas. She wrote an article about a mother and child she got to know at the hospital who were ...

Worthless Money

On January 1, 2002, 12 European countries will begin switching from their existing currencies—the lira, franc, mark, and so on—to a new currency, ...

Clothed for Entrance to Heaven

I make no claim to being a good golfer, but I love to play golf, watch golf, and on good nights I even dream golf.

So when I was invited to attend the ...