The other day my wife Liz and I had an animated discussion about heaven. Not as in, “Another slice of pumpkin pie would taste heavenly right now” or “West Virginia is almost heaven,” but as in the ...

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Many years back, Hank Williams Jr. recorded a popular song that began “If heaven ain’t a lot like Dixie, I don’t want to go.” I’m not sure I share his complete sentiment, but the idea behind it is ...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - They warned us about the Burpos. The Burpos - Todd, Sonja and Colton - are not ones to resist the convicting fire of the Holy Spirit. There is no mistaking their evangelical ...

If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive there? I first heard this question on the Bravo TV series, “Inside the Actors Studio,” with host James Lipton. He poses it to ...

Call me a sucker, but I cried during Heaven Is for Real. Guessing by the occasional sniffles and gasps, at least one of the other eight people in the movie theater did, too. The film is based on a ...