Revelation 21:1-8A common picture of heaven is that it’s going to be a church service that never ends. One hymn after another, forever. It’s not surprising that many Christians are not looking forward to eternity. The reality is very different – it will be heaven on earth.
Revelation 21:1-8A common picture of heaven is that it’s going to be a church service that never ends. One hymn after another, forever. It’s not surprising that many Christians are not looking forward to eternity. The reality is very different – it will be heaven on earth.
Revelation 20:11-15 All around us people are dying, every day. Half a million people in England and Wales die every year. What then? Is death the end? If not, what lies beyond the grave, and what do we need to do to get ready for it?
Revelation 20:11-15 All around us people are dying, every day. Half a million people in England and Wales die every year. What then? Is death the end? If not, what lies beyond the grave, and what do we need to do to get ready for it?
Psalm 6The Sunday School song goes “If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands”. But what if you’re not happy, and you know it? Then what? That is when we need the psalms of lament.
Various The Lord of the Rings is a story about power and the corrupting nature of power. All of us feel the magnetic pull of power on our hearts. How can we get power under control? And how can we experience more of God’s power in our lives?
Psalm 5At one level prayer is like breathing or talking – we don’t need to be taught how to do it. But at another level prayer is something we do need to learn and get better at. And there is no better place to go than the Psalms, the prayer-book of the Bible. What we have here is a masterclass in prayer.
VariousYou can’t make sense of a spoon with a hole in the middle, unless you understand what it’s for – for olives. And so with sex. What is the point of sex? And what happens when we ignore the Maker’s instructions?
Psalm 4Ever struggle to get to sleep at night? Ever lie there with your mind and heart filled with worries and fears and problems? In this psalm King David shares the secret of how to sleep in joy and peace, even when your world is falling apart.
VariousMoney is a wonderful servant but a terrible master. What is a good gift from God can easily become a god that destroys us. Which is it in our lives? How do we know? And how do we change?
