Book Giveaway of the Month: Heaven

The Heaven giveaway is now closed. Check back on May 12 for the next giveaway.

I’ve been looking forward to featuring Heaven as this month’s book giveaway simply because of the many wonderful reader responses to the book we’ve received such as this recent one: 

On Valentine's Day 2007 my husband of 25 years died very unexpectedly on his 50th birthday. As you can imagine I was and still am devastated. His journey to our eternal home led me in search of a book so that I might study and become more knowledgeable about Heaven. At ...

Shut Up and Compete: Putting a Gag on Olympic Athletes

I'll never forget hearing nearly seven years ago that China had been selected as the host country for the 2008 Olympics. Now the time has come.

Planned Parenthood's Self-Description, and Unwanted Children

A friend of ours was recently job hunting and came across an advertised opening at Planned Parenthood. Though she wasn't interested in the job there, she was interested in the terminology used in Planned Parenthood's self-description that follows

Announcing the Winners of the Heaven for Kids Giveaway

Congratulations to this month’s book giveaway winners! Each winner can choose between a signed copy of the Heaven for Kids book or a signed copy of the Heaven for Kids audio book.

The randomly drawn winners are:

1) Ronnie (Ronnie Batchelor)
2) Kim
3) Trainedbyhorses (Heidi Bylsma)

In addition to the drawn winners, it’s our privilege to give more signed copies of Heaven for Kids to a few others who entered the giveaway:

Lydia Jo and Nathan (posted as Nathan)
Amy Guerino
Laurie Howard (posted as Anonymous)
texbug@oasis.mediatti.net (posted as Anonymous)
redjaxjm@yahoo.com (posted ...

Videos and Articles: True Beauty, Money, Adoption, Sexual Sin, and Ben Stein

A number of worthwhile videos and articles have come to my attention lately, so I wanted to pass them on. If one of them connects with you, maybe you could leave a comment recommending it to others.

Four Blessings from Above: The Joy of Grandchildren

It’s been a while since I showed pics of our grandchildren. Many of you have endured sleepless nights wondering when I was going to get back to them. Now you can relax and breathe again.

Longing for Joy in C. S. Lewis, Part 2

In Part 1 of Lewis and Longing, a few blogs ago, I quoted from his great sermon, later published as an essay, “The Weight of Glory: And Other Addresses.” There’s more in that essay I want to share.

What Then Is Left of Christianity?

Last month, on the opening day of the World Council of Churches Central Committee meeting in Geneva, someone gave a stirring and controversial speech, with a message that made many squirm. Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev, the Russian Orthodox Bishop of Vienna and Austria, made the following remarkable statements.

Longing for Joy, in C. S. Lewis, Part 1

No writer has had greater impact on me than C. S. Lewis. I find both his fiction and nonfiction to be penetrating and life-shaping.

And when it comes to the subject of the longings of our heart, no one said it better than Lewis.

Three Book Giveaway of the Month: Heaven for Kids

The Heaven for Kids book giveaway is now closed. Please check back on April 7 for the next giveaway.

From Randy: Stephanie’s stepping in again with a new book giveaway. I loved reading all your comments last time. Glad we’re giving you the audio option this time. Personally, I love listening to books on my CD player. And nice to have them on my IPod when I’m flying somewhere. Kids are always listening to stuff, and it was fun imagining a group of them in front of me as I read the book in the recording studio ...