Will we have Bodies in Heaven?

Will we have Bodies in Heaven?

At funerals, you will often hear people say, “Heaven just gained an angel”. As well-intentioned as this person may be, this is simply untrue. Heaven did not gain an angel, it gained a human being. God willing when you die and enter the glories of Heaven, you will not...
Are You the Older Brother?

Are You the Older Brother?

Famously known as the Parable of the Prodigal Son, Luke 15 tells the story of a repentant son to his merciful father. We can all see ourselves in the sinful yet contrite son and God the Father in the forgiving father. But, how many of you see yourself in the older...
The Glory of God is Man Fully Alive

The Glory of God is Man Fully Alive

In my teen years, I believed that I could never be fully alive and happy if I lived according to the Church’s teachings on human sexuality.   When I was about seventeen years old, I remember being at the gym, watching a female rapper performing on MTV. The gym I...
Who is to Blame for Suffering?

Who is to Blame for Suffering?

Life throws us many curveballs, perhaps none as difficult as reconciling the existence of an all-good God with the reality of suffering and evil in the world. I remember reading a news article about a terrorist group in the Middle East that was raiding Christian...