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I had mixed feelings about this movie.

A few days ago a friend asked me to meet with her non-Christian family and share the gospel with them.

It is often difficult to confirm the accuracy of a story, including this one printed in the Christian Digest and cited in a collection of stories assembled by Paul Tan. It wouldn’t surprise me to find it is accurate, but in any case the point of the story is a valid one, and I have seen it illustrated in less dramatic ways in my own life and in the speaking ministries of others.

Parents have to balance their responsibility to govern their children’s lives with their teenagers’ need to develop independence and freedom. Parents have to maintain that tension. 



The city’s exact dimensions are measured by an angel and reported to be 12,000 stadia, the equivalent of 1,400 miles or 2,200 kilometers, in length, width, and height (Revelation 21:15-16).

When logic would tell you the church would not be able to grow under government restrictions, it has grown at a phenomenal rate.

Chapter 1 excerpt from The Grace and Truth Paradox by Randy Alcorn 

The most striking thing that’s happened,” she said, “is that I find myself totally uninterested in all the conversations about material things.

I would agree that our salvation is not based on our works.

A big one is the degree to which explicitly spiritual content can or should be woven into a story.

The John Piper book When I Don’t Desire God: How to Fight for Joy is good.  Also good is John Piper’s book When the Darkness Does Not Lift, available online from the Desiring God website.

Recommended books on Heaven for children.

There is a gift God has given his people in all ages that has enabled them not just to hold on, but to experience fulfillment even in times of great difficulty. This gift is hope.