August 31: “A Real Body on a New Earth”

August 31, 2021.Reading time 7 minutes.

2 Corinthians 5:4 (NLT): “While we live in these earthly bodies, we groan and sigh, but it’s not that we want to die and get rid of these bodies that clothe us. Rather, we want to put on our new bodies so that these dying bodies will be swallowed up by life.”

December 24: “I Don’t Need a Mansion in Heaven”

December 24, 2020.Reading time 10 minutes.

There are so many misconceptions about our eternal home. It’s often beneficial to step back and look a little more closely at what the Bible has to say about that place.

December 10: “Looking Forward to a Heaven on Earth”

December 10, 2020.Reading time 15 minutes.

If you think that Heaven is where we will simply float on the clouds in an endless worship service, and if you find that idea appalling, join the club! I’m so glad that the Bible doesn’t teach this untruth. The Biblical presentation of Heaven is so much more appealing!

December 1: “Why We Look Forward to This Earth’s Destruction”

December 1, 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.

Friend, if you are a Jesus-follower and cannot find ultimate fulfillment here on earth, that’s because God has prepared you for another place, a New Earth!

August 5: “Looking Forward to Jesus’ Reign”

August 5, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

3 Minute Read + Scripture readings Today’s Bible Reading: Judges 19Acts 23Jeremiah 33Psalms 3-4 Today’s Bible Verse(s): Jeremiah 33:17 (CSB): “For this is what the Lord says: David will never fail to have a man sitting on the throne of the house of Israel.” Reflections on Today’s Bible Verse(s): The verse that I’ve chosen for […]

June 19: “When Heaven Comes to Earth”

June 19, 2020.Reading time 6 minutes.

6 Minute Read + Scripture readings Today’s Bible Reading: Deuteronomy 24Psalms 114-115Isaiah 51Revelation 21 Today’s Bible Verse(s): Revelation 21:1–3 (CSB): “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. I also saw the holy city, the new […]

August 31: “Bodies Fit For Heaven”

August 31, 2019.Reading time 4 minutes.

4 Minute Read + Scripture readings TODAY’S BIBLE READING: Job 37:1-39:30 2 Corinthians 4:13–5:10 Psalm 44:9-26 Proverbs 22:13 TODAY’S BIBLE VERSE(S): 2 Corinthians 5:4 (CSB): “Indeed, we groan while we are in this tent, burdened as we are, because we do not want to be unclothed but clothed, so that mortality may be swallowed up […]

August 25: “When Earth Will Be Heaven”

August 25, 2019.Reading time 4 minutes.

4 Minute Read + Scripture readings TODAY’S BIBLE READING: Job 16:1-19:29 1 Corinthians 16:1-24 Psalm 40:1-10 Proverbs 22:1 TODAY’S BIBLE VERSE(S): Job 19:25–27 (CSB): “But I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the end he will stand on the dust. Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet I will see God in my […]