Today is Ascension Day, 40 days after Easter, remembering when the risen Christ ascended from earth into heaven. Most of us think only about heaven when there's been a death. And if you, like me, grew ...

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Theologian J. Todd Billings argues "the new view of heaven is too small." He shares the following observation: A friend of mine's favorite Sunday school song growing up was "Dwell in Me, O Blessed ...

Find today’s readings here. I, for one, would not want to marry my fiancé’s brother if he were to die young. That feels rather incestuous in this day and age! But for the Israelites, a law dictated ...