HEAVEN IS A HOMECOMING! – Household Words:

This Cellophane Life. Isaiah 65:17-25.

Image: cellophane. Cellophane is the original name for clear plastic wrap or “shrink wrap.” Our lives on earth are like cellophane: thin, see-through, and not particularly durable. C.S. Lewis argued long ago that in heaven our lives will be “made of solider stuff,” and weighty, powerful, and filled with meaning. Rather than being flimsy andContinue reading “This Cellophane Life. Isaiah 65:17-25.”

The Throne of God. Revelation 5.

My wife encourages her middle school Bible students to draw a picture of God’s throne and symbolically placing all their problems at the foot of the throne. She has found it to be a helpful way to release her troubles into His hands. I just read Revelation 4. There’s a lot to God’s throne. ThereContinue reading “The Throne of God. Revelation 5.”

HISTORY’S GREATEST WELCOME HOME. Revelation 2:7-3:21.

Imagine a soldier returning from war—what a party! Even the Prodigal Son received a ring, a robe, and a fatted calf. What will God do for you? “I will give the victor the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in God’s paradise” Revelation 2:7. “The victor will never be harmed byContinue reading “HISTORY’S GREATEST WELCOME HOME. Revelation 2:7-3:21.”