Being a daddy has given me new insights into "the Father-heart of God" - the love of God as Father to us, His children. When Jesus introduced God as our Father, the religious leaders found it scandalous. Unfortunately, these days, many of us have lost the wonder of such an intimate appellation. This was certainly true for me, until my son Ben was born. Benjamin is God's gift to my wife and me. He is a real delight, and he often teaches me about God. When he was three years ol

When my son was about five, he wanted a particular science toy. I agreed to buy him one, so we set off to Toys R Us. When we entered the store, we were greeted by a maze-like structure of shelves, all full of toys. My son hesitated at first, but quickly darted to the right to search for his toy. Luckily, I could see over the immediate shelves and spotted on the far left a shelf tagged "Learning Toys - Science". I called out to my son, "No, it's this way", pointing left. So he

Worship AI rendition of Rev 7: 9-10 Worship is a key theme in Heaven. This is clear from reading Revelation. But a common misreading is that worship is all we do in Heaven. Forever. Using harps and floating on clouds. If this sounds boring, then let me paint a more exciting picture. To be sure, Revelation does describe very large scale worship: all types of angels, elders (rulers), people from all races, even land and sea creatures, all join in planet-wide worship of God. It

What language will we speak? The bible describes people of different ethnicities in heaven: After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.” — Revelation 7:9,1

by Terence Sim [Play online here: https://supermario-game.com ] [Disclaimer: As usual, the views here are mine alone, expressed in my personal capacity. They are not the views of my employer or my church. These views are not endorsed by the National University of Singapore, or by any church in Singapore.] Introduction I'd like to offer an analogy that allows us to better understand certain key Christian concepts of God, especially in relation to His created world. I will exp