Stairway to Heaven

It was a frigid Halloween evening, and we were standing in line for the Ruby Falls Haunted Caverns. There were people standing in front of us, behind us, and beside us because of the way the line was setup. Most people stayed in their own groups, huddled together for warmth. The line was right beside the road/parking lot where cars kept searching for spots to park in. To the right of us was a rocky face leading to a dark, concealed forest. Hunter and I sat on a rock about halfway there. Hunter…

La piedra de Guatape (The Rock of Guatape) I remember the very moment I saw it; I was getting out of the car, and as soon as I looked up, I could not blink for at least a minute, the stateliness of the massive black rock in the middle of the lake was astonishing. It was not even close to the rock I saw on pictures before, it was far better, and clearly bigger. The things nature can make are out of this world, I thought. In the summer of 2015, I took an unexpected trip with my family to…

This is the point of no return. Five kids; three girls and two boys. Once they walk through here they won't get back out, at least, not without a fight. The girls are Ally, Cierra, and Jordyn. The boys are Alex and Xavier. They are all just friends at school, but their friendship will be put to the test. One week ago Xavier made a plan to go look through the old abandoned jail that for some reason the city won't tear down. He wanted to see what was inside there and what was the big deal that…

The trip to Chicago was blessedly uneventful, even as the amount of relics from the time before steadily increased as they got closer to the city. “You, are such a hick,” Miles whispered in her ear, grasping her elbow as she gawked, keeping her from tripping over her own two feet as they walked the streets of chicago. “Are you complaining?” she asked looking up at him with a toothy grin. “No,” Miles chuckled with a shake of his head as he looked into her mischievous eyes, “absolutely no…

(Michelle Reads) It was a normal quiet day in the mundane town of Sioux Falls South Dakota. The streets were empty and the lights were turned out. But all of a sudden you could hear a loud cry coming from the Gonzalez’s house. “What was that noise?” asked Sierra.” “It sounds like Jennifer” implied Diego.” ( Noah) ( Michelle Reads) Jennifer was upstairs by herself so the family all rushed up the stairs to see what was wrong. When the family got upstairs, they saw that Jennifer was gone and…

Concept Castles. Well, what do we know about castles? A castle served as a fortress, a residence for the nobility and as a means of preserving the rigid social hierarchy of the Middle Ages. The minor purpose of a castle was to be impressive, and to be an assertion of the King’s power over the area he resides in. However, the main purpose of a castle can be seen through military defense: castles were built to keep out any invading enemies by creating a thick series of walls as an urban edge. The…

For Christians, the hope that, Heaven is a real place will be reality if we follow the Word of God and claim Jesus as our Savior. For those who do not believe, the Christian hope of eternal life is non-existent. However, because mankind is made in the image of God, even non-believers…

speaker. The “Heavens” call out like a “Bell” and the speaker is the only one to hear it. The speaker is “but an Ear”, establishing a tone of incompleteness. Taken literally, the speaker is no longer complete and can do nothing but listen to the Heavens. The speaker then presents themselves as “some strange Race”. This in addition to “Silence” captures the isolation after death. If the “Heavens were a Bell” yet the speaker hears “Silence”, this implies that the speaker does not have a Heaven…

Modern Christianity pushes the belief that when you die you either go to heaven or hell. Bishop N. Tom Wright corrects this theory though several passages in the Bible. We see that there indeed is a different plan than just that we live, we die, and then we go to heaven. Bishop Wright shows us what he calls “Life after life after death.” After watching Wright’s video, I do disagree with one thing. I feel by his definition of life after death. It should be Life after death after life. What does…

With all the various forms and flavors of false doctrine that exist in our current world, it is important to maintain familiarity with these different erroneous teachings. One teaching that has plagued the Lord’s church as of late is that of “Realized Eschatology”. This radical approach to interpreting Biblical prophecy has caused a number of Christians to stray from the faith. Members of the church should educate themselves in error like this so as to resist falling prey to it and be able…