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Your feelings, because of your grief, will be all over the map for a long time to come. They are real, but they won’t always tell the truth. What you read in God’s Word is always trustworthy. Marinate in it.

Last fall, I visited Shepherd’s House Bible Church in Arizona and spoke at their college/young adult ministry, The Fold. Though the focus was on young adults, many of the great questions I was asked are applicable to believers of all ages.

Here is what the excellent ESV Study Bible says: "The wording suggests that these saints were not merely brought back to life (like Lazarus; John 11:44) but were 'raised' (Matt. 27:52) with new, resurrection bodies, a foretaste of what would happen to all believers at Christ’s return."

Randy was interviewed by Mike Linch on his podcast Linch with a Leader. They discuss Randy’s background and journey to faith. They then dive into the question everyone has, “What will Heaven really be like?”  Randy answers some of the deepest questions on what is waiting for believers in eternity.

Proverbs 6:16-19 says there are six things God hates, seven things detestable to the Lord. “Hands that shed innocent blood” would apply to abortion. “A heart that devises wicked schemes and feet that are quick to rush into evil” could apply to sexual sin. But let’s not stop there. The passage also includes a “false witness” and one “who stirs up dissension among brothers.”

I would encourage you to exercise caution when it comes to Emanuel Swedenborg’s religious writings. 

In this clip from his interview on Faith Fi with Rob West, Randy Alcorn shares how God accepts our gifts to the needy as a gift directly to Him, and will repay us in eternity. 

In this clip from his interview on Faith Fi with Rob West, Randy Alcorn shares how God is our primary wealth, and everything else we have is a secondary blessing from Him. 

In this clip from his interview on Faith Fi with Rob West, Randy Alcorn discusses the rich fool of Luke 12 and shares what makes someone foolish, particularly when it comes to stewarding what God has entrusted to us.   

In this clip from his interview on Faith Fi with Rob West, Randy Alcorn shares what happens when things become what we orbit around instead of God. and how giving is the only remedy for materialism.   

In this clip from his interview with Faith Fi with Rob West, Randy Alcorn shares an example that demonstrates what “the good life” doesn’t look like for followers of Christ.  

Following is a modified version of my letter to someone who was experiencing intense physical pain and contemplated suicide. I share it because, though we are a small ministry without the capacity to give ongoing counsel, no doubt others may find themselves tempted to end their life and need to find hope in Jesus, or know someone who faces a similar struggle.

Far more than our perceived need for communication with our departed loved ones, we need Jesus. In His time and way, we will be reunited with those who have gone before us to Heaven. In the meantime, over and over again in His word, God promises to be with us, to never forsake us, to comfort and lead and guide us.

The battle for human souls pivots on the issue of Christ’s identity. He’s the watershed, the dividing line between Hell and Heaven. Jesus made that clear when He asked His disciples about His divinity: “‘But what about you?’ he asked. ‘Who do you say I am?’ ” (Matthew 16:15).