Matthew 16:18

And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.

James 3:6

The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

Revelation 20:14

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Ok, this is an article in which a bishop is speaking - it isn't just something that minto grubb wrote while having a cuppa. Take a look. This is amazing stuff. Thanks should go to my friend over on ljchristians, who gave it me - if I could remember your user name, I would credit you ( Read more... )

My apologies that I missed the great debate that Christianblog started. I was at work and came to it later this morning ( Read more... )

Speaking of the news media and reporting on Christianity...

Check out this article: Bishop's Heaven: Is There Life After the Afterlife? Bishop Tom Wright Offers New Perspective on Heaven and Hell

What it really should be titled is: News Reporter Discovers that Christians Believe in the Resurrection of the Body and the Creation of a New Heaven and ( Read more... )

Considering we are going to spend eternity in Heaven (if you believe that), what is Heaven actually going to be like ( Read more... )

In that place between wakefulness and dreams, I found myself in the room. There were no distinguishing features except for the one wall covered with small index card files. They were like the ones in libraries that list titles by author or subject in alphabetical order. But these files, which stretched from floor to ceiling and seemingly endless in ( Read more... )

I just had a thought that piqued my interest, so this is for all the atheists/pagan/non-Christian/what have you that read this comm ( Read more... )

In a sense, the day Jesus died on the cross, was our real birthday. Since that day, believing mankind has an eternity, through Jesus and God's grace. Now we can't fully apprehend eternity, as we live on this Earth. But we all know God, and knowing God is part of eternity ( Read more... )

I found an interesting article about NT Wright's views on heaven in Time Magazine. The short version is that NT Wright believes that many Christians have a distorted view of heaven.

I hope you know how close to heaven you are, as you journey through another day. To me, we inhabit a lower dimensional universe, which is just one expression, one perimeter, or reflection of deeper dimensional reality.( Read more about how close heaven is )