I used to have a strange, very naive idea that I would be closely united with my father after his death. I know that we are united with the communion of saints, and that death no longer separates us (Romans 8:38-39). I believe we can pray to the saints, and even pray to and pray Read more
The new movie Heaven Is For Real has people talking about heaven. But which one? Over time, Christians (along with other religious people) have developed several versions of what heaven might be. So which of our heavens do you believe in? And what makes it a Christian heaven instead of something that simply reflects our Read more
It’s depressing to see Stephen Hawking, one of the most brilliant minds in his field, trying to speak as an expert on things he sadly seems to know rather less about than many averagely intelligent Christians. Of course there are people who think of “heaven” as a kind of pie-in-the-sky dream of an afterlife to Read more
On May 19, 2011 front page news in The Dominion Post reported that software made by Massey University computer scientist and astrophysicist, Ian Bond, enabled findings of 10 giant free-floating gas planets around the size of Jupiter. The planets are believed to be about two-thirds of the way to the centre of the galaxy, which Read more
Heaven’s a fairy story for people afraid of the dark, physicist Stephen Hawking said earlier this week. There is nothing beyond when the brain flickers for the final time. Hawking, diagnosed with Motor Neurone disease at 21, is now aged 69. “I have lived with the prospect of an early death for the last 49 Read more
A study is claiming that longer life expectancy is causing people to put off turning to religion because when life expectancies are high “time isn’t running out as fast on people’s chances to secure a place in heaven.” The study claims many religions and societies think a certain fixed amount of effort is required to buy Read more