The Bible does not give any explicit teaching on whether pets/animals have “souls” or whether pets/animals will be in heaven. However, we can use general biblical principles to develop some clarity on the subject. The Bible states that both man (Genesis 2:7) and animals (Genesis 1:30; 6:17; 7:15, 22) have the “breath of life”; thatContinue reading “Will My Pet Go to Heaven?”
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Seeing Past the Ugliness
There are few things I love more than a good sunrise. There are few things I love more than waking up before dawn, driving to one of the parks or beaches along the shores of Lake Ontario, and watching the sun rise over the waters. Some of the richest and most beautiful displays of God’sContinue reading “Seeing Past the Ugliness”
Heaven Is MORE Than You Realize
Forever more: Closeness to God greater than we’ve ever known The companionship of Jesus Wonderful, loving relationships with people Reunions with family and old friends Making new friends Getting to know angels Seeing how God truly did work all things together for our good Meeting and talking to Christians who impacted us through their writingsContinue reading “Heaven Is MORE Than You Realize”
Why Do You Treat Your Body Like That?
One of the great things the Bible says—and we sometimes overlook this—is that we will be raised physically. Jesus’s resurrection body wasn’t just kind of a stunt to show that God was satisfied with his death. Jesus’s resurrection body is the foretaste of what is going to happen to all of us. We will allContinue reading “Why Do You Treat Your Body Like That?”
An Unjust God?
Have you ever considered the stark contrast between Judas Iscariot and the thief on the cross? One was a close disciple of Jesus Christ and gave three years of his life to the best, most intensive religious instruction available anywhere. But he lost his soul forever. The other was a hardened, lifelong criminal who wasContinue reading “An Unjust God?”
Take the Red Pill
Life as usual, many will come to realize, was never life as usual. When Christ returns, many will discover too late that they lived within a dream. Years came and years went. Spring turned to autumn, autumn to winter. They grew and grew old but never awoke. “Normal life” lied to them. So, Jesus foretells,Continue reading “Take the Red Pill”
When One Grieves as Father and Son
I have many fond memories of my father—memories accumulated over the 43 years we shared this earth. I have fond memories based on my first twenty-one years when I lived in his home and saw him nearly every day. I remember him taking me to old Exhibition Stadium to watch the Blue Jays play. IContinue reading “When One Grieves as Father and Son”
On the Edge of Human Memory
There lingers on the edge of human memory a mood, a notion, a half thought, a vague awareness that once somewhere things were far better than they are now. It is the notion of paradise lost, so deeply textured in the reflections of people of almost all origins. The profoundly moving account of Eden tellsContinue reading “On the Edge of Human Memory”
Can Our Loved Ones in Heaven See What We Are Doing Here
It’s odd to me that so many assume people who are now in the present Heaven are completely ignorant of what’s going on here on Earth where the great drama of redemption is unfolding—wouldn’t we think they’d be more enlightened, not less? From what we see in Scripture, it appears people in Heaven have at least someContinue reading “Can Our Loved Ones in Heaven See What We Are Doing Here”
He Took the Hill
How does someone get to heaven? There are seemingly endless opinions about how to answer this question. Most connect it to something we need to do. On the scale of difficulty, it ranges quite a bit. On the one side, it seems relatively easy: all you must do to go to heaven is die. AndContinue reading “He Took the Hill”
