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In which Heaven will be like Handel’s Messiah on Good Friday at the Royal Albert Hall

Anita Mathias — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 20:09:59 +0000

Image Credit Yesterday, on Good Friday, I listened to the Royal Choral Society sing Handel’s Messiah at the Royal Albert Hall. Gorgeous, glorious, a worship experience in itself. I sat still for most of it tears streaming down my face, as I listened to prophecies of the gentle lamb that was slain, who before his […]

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There will be “the essence of dogness” in Heaven: C.S. Lewis

Anita Mathias — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:31:29 +0000

Jake, my collie, in a buttercup meadow. ‘And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!”’ (Rev 5:13). […]

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The Worst Evangelism Question Ever, or, When we See Him Face to Face

Anita Mathias — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:48:25 +0000

Pompeo Batoni: The Prodigal Son The worst evangelism question ever in my opinion is: “If God were to ask you, “Why should I let you into my Heaven?” what would you say?” The lovely pastor of our first little church in Williamsburg, Virginia, was all gung-ho about Evangelism Explosion. When we were new, he visited […]

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