I read this article today as part of my email subscription to Martin Marty’s publication Sightings and wanted to share it with you. It is an excellent description on the topic of heaven and the afterlife. And, I side with the author completely. Enjoy. ———————— Sightings 4/12/2012 The Kingdom of Heaven on Earth – Karl […]

I came across this article from a blogger I frequent on a weekly basis, Patrick Mitchel, entitled The Hermeneutics of New Creation. The piece was actually written by a recent graduate of Irish Bible Institute, Kieron Lynch, a college where Patrick is the director of studies and lecturer in theology. I wanted to share it […]

Reblogged from Crux Sola: I regularly make to my students this claim: according to the NT, “salvation” is not exclusively or even mainly about going to heaven when you die and avoiding hell. It is a holistic concept about redeeming all of life, all of the person, in the here and now as well as […]

I learned early on Sunday morning that my cousin, Rob Pollett, had suddenly passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2011.  Rob was just a couple of years older than me, so to hear that he had passed was a shock to say the least.  Rob leaves behind his wife, Nancy, daughters Katie and Alicia, and […]

Paul Enns.  Heaven Revealed. Chicago: Moody, 2011. Heaven is a subject that has captivated countless number of people around the world for centuries.  It is a place that conjures up a series of questions, ranging from who will enter (and who will not), location, sights, sounds, duration and activities.  As a result of such questions, […]

Rob Bell, Love Wins. HarperOne: New York, 2011. One of the things I appreciate most about Rob Bell’s latest book, Love Wins, is his desire to tackle a very important subject, the fate of every person who ever lived, and bring to the table the questions people have been asking for years – without reservation.  […]

I enjoy driving. Period.  I appreciate those opportunities when my wife and I take a few hours on a Sunday afternoon to ride through the country side, enjoy the scenery, and fall in love with the beauty of nature all over again.  Sometimes we embark on the journey with no particular destination in mind and […]