Thursday, March 28 2024 - 6:54 AM

David B. Smith

writes from Southern California.

I Don’t Like Flying

Dear God: I know I’ve prayed about this five times already—but they just called our row! It’s time to board. And I can’t help it: …

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Compliments

Dear God: It’s amazing how one compliment or word of praise can change a day! Heading out to the car after our small-group meeting last …

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The Heavenly Sanctuary

iBelieve: Confidence on Judgment Day | PDF Version TV interviewers love to challenge high-profile Christian ministers with this question: “Will so-and-so be in heaven?” The …

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The End of Sin

iBelieve: How Long a Punishment? | PDF Version Nothing makes decent people recoil in horror more than a sadist torturing his victim. Political and military …

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Immortal Dad

iBelieve: Death and Resurrection | PDF Version | Study Guide: Death and Resurrection I had never really thought about the obvious fact that a human …

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The Broken Blue World

iBelieve: The Second Coming of Christ | PDF Version | Study Guide: The Second Coming Even though things seem fine as you read this, our …

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The End of Evil

iBelieve: Sin Will Come to an End | PDF Version | Study Guide: The Millennium and the End of Sin In C. S. Lewis’ Christian …

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Death and Resurrection

iBelieve: When Does Eternity Begin? | PDF Version In the scary Christian sci-fi space trilogy by C. S. Lewis, there’s a scene in That Hideous …

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Sideways Eight

iBelieve: The New Earth | Study Guide: The New Earth Tonight Lisa and I drive to Pasadena to participate in our favorite December tradition: a …

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The New Earth

iBelieve: Forever in Jesus’ Healing Presence Why does God allow evil in our world? In almost every person’s heart — Christian and agnostic alike — …

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