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“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen upon you. And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.” Isaiah 60:1-3 ESV   “The angel said to the women, ‘Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the...

Hello. You don't know me but I have a message for you, because I care about you. One day you are going to die. What do you think will happen once you pass through that dark veil? What do you hope for? What do you fear? My aim here is to help you think about your life and even more about your death and to clarify what God says in the Bible about what will happen to you after you die. It is not to prove or disprove God, we can deal with that idea later. In this article I’m...

  Thanks for visiting with us. The aim of this project is merely to help us all think better in order to live better. The idea in question here is simple and I’m sure it’s familiar to you. Why do you personally exist? What is your purpose? Why are you breathing? The way you answer this question will have a great impact on your life. The intent of this post is not to convince you of something that you don’t believe or maybe even want to believe. The purpose (pun intended) is twofold: To ask you questions to help you...

This has to be the most profound combination of words in the whole of the universe, throughout all of history. For all who believe, PEACE FROM GOD! Why such magnificence? It is of more value than any other idea, thought or philosophy. It is far better than any advancement in medicine or technology. It is greater than any story ever told, a better gift than all riches one could amass in a lifetime or all the pleasures and adventures one could experience, all the victories and accomplishments one could achieve. In one word is summed up the Gospel. It is a declaration...

We are morally pulled toward God but we are unable to be morally perfect. We are like self directed spiritual punching balloons. We are drawn toward Spritual experiences, toward Godlikeness, toward goodness but we are naturally repelled by the holiness of God as we get closer to Him and we are metaphorically punched away from Him, though we can only go so far away from Him as we are drawn back toward His essence once again, repeating the process over and over but never arriving at a place of peaceful rest with Him. We cannot please him in ourselves but...