What happens after a person dies? My uncle recently sent me this story, author unknown, that tries to answer that question. On the outskirts of a small town, there was a big old pecan tree just inside the cemetery fence. One day, two boys filled up a bucketful of nuts and sat down by theContinue reading “A story about what happens after people die”
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What happens after death? (Will God be fair?)
Is God unfair? That’s the question I asked yesterday. I bring it up because Solus Christus, the fourth of the Five Solas that we are studying this week, very much has a bearing on how we might view this difficult theological situation. If salvation is in Christ alone, by grace through faith, then doesn’t thatContinue reading “What happens after death? (Will God be fair?)”
How you can experience eternal life before you die (and why waiting till after you die is foolish)
Do you feel like following Jesus is difficult? I sometimes think that I must be doing it wrong, because following Jesus seems like it should be easy, but I can struggle with it. Is it is struggle for you too? And what do we do when following Jesus seems too difficult? We so often flee pain,Continue reading “How you can experience eternal life before you die (and why waiting till after you die is foolish)”
90 days to a new you! – 1st Corinthians 15:35-50
Wish you could change your life? Get a new body? Fix a relationship? Stabilize your finances? Quit smoking? I found the banner above claiming that it takes 30 days to change a habit, and 60 more to change your life. I also saw lots of pictures for workout programs, classes, diets, and the like. AContinue reading “90 days to a new you! – 1st Corinthians 15:35-50”
Pie in the Sky…and other half-baked resurrection ideas
“Pie in the sky…in the great by and by.” “Eternal life.” “Pearly gates and streets of gold.” What does resurrection bring to your mind? Here’s another phrase to consider: “You’re so heavenly-minded, you’re of no earthly good.” Are you? Could your understanding of the resurrection have misled you to be so heavenly-minded, you’re of noContinue reading “Pie in the Sky…and other half-baked resurrection ideas”
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