Can you recall a dramatic sports victory when the winning play was made just as the buzzer signaled the end of the game? Such stunning victories credit the coaching, the many practices, and the herculean individual efforts that created a team capable of such a win. To end our lives victoriously, we too will need [...]
LIFE-OR-DEATH QUESTION #1: ARE YOU GOING TO HEAVEN? In answer to this, many folks humbly state that they hope that Heaven is their destination. They are honest in admitting that they are not without sin, yet they hope that their good deeds outweigh their foul-ups and sinful choices. What grieves me is that these folks [...]
The end of this life is a finish line that most of us dread, but we can be thoughtfully and prayerfully prepared for our good-byes. The families of several HOH alumni report feeling loved and comforted in that vulnerable time by such preparations. One couple shared how they had successfully worked through the HERITAGE OF [...]
IF WE IGNORE DEATH, IT WILL GO AWAY is the wrong belief I encounter most frequently. Of course, folks don't really believe that, but they act like it. Accordingly, many do not complete or even begin the Heritage of Hope process because it means they must face their own aging process and eventual departure. [...]
Fall, 2020 in Battle Ground, WA OUR GOD REIGNS! What a wonderful autumn we have had. The trees especially have lifted up their colorful branches And continually cried out, OUR GOD REIGNS! You haven't heard their magnificent shout out? Let those who have ears hear, those who have eyes see. I must have [...]
Heritage of Hope aims to prepare for the end-of-this-life, but an individual departure is assumed. What if you were part of the Rapture? If you suddenly disappeared, would your family know what to do? Would they be with you? Only Father knows how and when the biblical prophecies will play out, but the way [...]
Me and Dad When we ACCEPT DEATH AS PART OF OUR FUTURE, we are then able to give precious gifts to our offspring as did my own dad. As a teenager, I came across an odd “record.” It was the size of a 45, but flexible plastic instead of the customary hard, black [...]
Usually, we visualize THE FINISH LINE as a place, a strip of paint across the track, a physical destination we strive to reach and crossover. For Heritage of Hope, THE FINISH LINE represents a delineation between our mortal lives and our eternal lives. In John 14, Jesus told the disciples he was going on ahead [...]
