Wednesday my sister's husband and my brother-in-law and friend, Garry Wiggins, passed from this life into the very presence of the Lord. We have been friends since the autumn of 1973, when we met our first year of college at Southeastern. Garry, drove a yellow Toyota Corolla and loved the horn on that car. He…Read more My Brother in Law and Friend, Pastor Garry Wiggins
Heaven
The Serious Business of Heaven is Joy
“The serious business of heaven is joy.” (G. K. Chesterton) What a marvelous sentence. Heaven is a place of total and perfect joy. Augustine said, “It is the decided opinion of all who use their brains that all men desire to be happy.” Consider these descriptions from Revelation 21-22. God will live with us, sadness,…Read more The Serious Business of Heaven is Joy
Heaven A Place Called Home
Randy Alcorn wrote a very good book entitled Heaven. It is an encouraging and comprehensive book if it is quite a long read. It is biblical, and full of illustrations that help us think and rejoice about our eternity. One of the features of the book that I love is this. It makes you appreciate…Read more Heaven A Place Called Home
THINKING ABOUT HEAVEN
The Baptistry Ceiling, Florence, Italy A few weeks ago, my Sunday morning message at Woodland Church was about the promise of heaven. I experienced so much joy preparing and preaching that message. Since then I have had two funerals of close friends to preach. These men were passionate followers of Christ. I prepared with a…Read more THINKING ABOUT HEAVEN
Coram Deo 