When you picture Heaven, what comes to mind? Harps, halos, pearly gates, and endless singing? If that’s all Heaven is, it can seem abstract and fairly disconnected from our lives today. But fortunately, Scripture paints a far richer and more relevant picture.
In this conversation, Pastor Philip De Courcy invites you to rethink everything you assume about eternity. Drawing deeply from God’s Word, Philip answers big questions like…
While I was writing my Heaven: When Faith Becomes Sight Bible study, my mom would text me most days and ask if I will be in Heaven today. Of course, she meant in the Heaven manuscript! But even though I wasn’t in Heaven literally, Heaven was in me—the hope of it, the wonder of it, the anticipation of it.
Now, after steeping myself in what Scripture says about Heaven over the past year, I feel far more anchored in the reality of eternity, and I’m growing in anticipation of my faith becoming sight, living fully in my glorious unending.
Did you know focusing on your future can change your present? Research has shown that thinking about the future can actually improve your mental health. It can reduce worry, increase hope, and refine your sense of purpose.
Well, that’s especially true if we’re talking about your certain future—in Heaven. Because sometimes, focusing on your uncertain future can have the opposite effect.
So today, you’re going to learn how thinking about your certain future, in Paradise, can make a huge difference in how you live today.
Have you ever experienced a “blue flower moment?” Not likely, right? That’s not a phrase you hear every day!
Well, after listening to this very special BONUS episode of the 4:13, you’ll not only recall the blue flower moments you’ve already experienced, you’ll also be able to recognize them all the time.
But first, let me explain what a blue flower moment is…
As we kick off this new year, we’re beginning with the end in mind! And to be clear, I’m talking about our ultimate end … in Heaven, which is our glorious unending.
We’re jumping all the way to Heaven because this is a very special day for me! Today is when my newest Bible study called Heaven: When Faith Becomes Sight releases. Woohoo!
But before we begin with the end in mind, let’s begin at the beginning of my attempt to write Heaven. I thought it would be fun for you to go behind the scenes of the writing process so you can see how the Lord carried me and this project along, and how—in a similar sense—He carries you along too.
These are some of my favorite books about Heaven. All of them, for one reason or another, really informed and helped shape my Heaven: When Faith Becomes Sight Bible study.
Some will make you think, some will make you cry, and some will make you say, “What? I never thought of that!” So, I included a variety, including two fiction books that will help awaken your imagination about Heaven. Here’s my list…
