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Subscribe to this bloggerWife, Mom, Grandma, writer and editor of educational materials, with a longing to know and proclaim the fullness of the reconciliation that Jesus accomplished on the cross
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What Is Hellfire? Part 3
May 13th, 201209:05 AM ETPart 1 laid the groundwork for this series by identifying some biblical principles that have a bearing on our understanding of hell. Part 2 gave three pictures of what hell might be, each of which finds some support in Scripture. Here in Part 3 I attempt to put it all together to formulate an alternate view of “hellfire” that is more ... -
What Is Hellfire? Part 2
May 05th, 201211:44 PM ETIn Part 1 I examined Scripture to find principles that can help us understand what hell is. Here in Part 2 I present some possible explanations that can be supported by Scripture. Consider which of these scenarios is most consistent with what we know about God and His purposes, or whether there might be another explanation that is better stil... -
"I Know My Redeemer Lives": An Easter Meditation
April 07th, 201210:45 AM ETOne of my favorite music videos is “I Know My Redeemer Lives,”* with Team Hoyt, a father-son marathon/triathlon team. It is a beautiful picture of a father’s powerful love and a son’s trusting love. The song is based on Job’s declaration at the heart of the book of Job: “I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand u... -
The True Hope of Easter
March 31st, 201210:05 AM ETI used to sit in church, even on Easter Sunday, and think, “Yippee. This is awesome for me and everybody else in the club, but the majority of human beings are not in the club.” Not that they would be unwelcome in it, but most of them either haven’t heard of it or have misconceptions of what it is or don’t want to do what it takes to get in... -
In What Way Are God's Ways Higher Than Our Ways?
March 31st, 201212:57 AM ETWhenever someone is struggling with the concept of billions of people being eternally separated from God in hell, sooner or later somebody will offer Isaiah 55:8-9: For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the Lord. "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoug... -
"Love Rejoices with the Truth"
March 24th, 201202:53 AM ETFor many months I have been the object of denunciation for my views about ultimate restoration. Unfortunately, all the comments from before the beginning of February were lost when the blog format was changed, but similar comments have been posted since then. Many of the comments are criticisms of the view itself, but many others are personal attac... -
What Is Hellfire? Part 1
March 17th, 201204:30 PM ETDo you believe in hell as a place of fire and brimstone? If so, where do you think it came from? Who created hell? When did it come into existence? Did God conceive and design and create hell? Did Satan have a hand in it? (It certainly sounds like an invention that he would be pleased with.) Did hell come into being at the time the rest of the univ... -
Our Adversary, the Devil
February 24th, 201203:40 PM ETOur Bible study has just begun a study of Job, the ancient book that deals with the age-old question of why there is suffering in the world. My understanding of suffering has evolved as I have come to believe that God will eventually eradicate all suffering from His creation. I hope that our study of Job will continue to shape my understanding of t... -
"I Can Only Imagine"
February 15th, 201201:42 PM ETI can only imagine What it will be like When I walk By your side I can only imagine What my eyes will see When your face Is before me I can only imagine. (Bart Millard, 1999; recorded by MercyMe) The death of Bart Millard’s father prompted the singer to meditate about heaven and eventually to write the song “I Can Only Imagine,” in which... -
Heir of All Things
February 09th, 201201:04 PM ETIn “Reconciliation: The Heart of God’s Grand Plan for Creation,” I show the grand sweep of God’s purposes in Colossians 1:15–20. Speaking of “the Son he [the Father] loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins” (13, 14), Paul says, He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all ...
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