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Theology
The New View of Heaven Is Too Small
Our recent emphasis on “kingdom work” misses the real hope of the afterlife.
J. Todd Billings
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Heaven isn’t what it used to be.
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friend of mine’s favorite Sunday school song growing up was “Dwell in
Me, O Blessed Spirit,” the first verse of which goes, “Dwell in me, O
Blessed Spirit, Gracious Teacher, Friend Divine. For the home of bliss
that waits me, O prepare this heart of mine.” But my friend, Laura Smit,
who is now a theology professor at Calvin College, notes that this song
is now revised in the hymnal to read “For the kingdom work that calls
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Thursday, February 15, 2018
Heaven isn’t what it used to be
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