How Long Can You Live?

No doubt, all of us desire to live longer. But then, we keep wrestling with the reality of living for just a few years, then off we go to the grave. Was our life span meant to be as brief as we are experiencing?

Many researchers have been working hard to understand aging and to prolong life. And yet, one edition of Scientific American magazine says, "Even after decades of research, aging largely remains a mystery."

An excellent article explores many angles of this subject. It answers questions like the following:

Can science help?

Why do we want to live forever?

Can you live healthier and longer even now?

The following topics are also considered:

Why we grow old and die

"He will ... swallow up death forever"

Read this article by following this link:

How Long Can You Live?

When a Child Has Cancer

Has childhood cancer struck someone you know, perhaps even a child in your family? If so, here are some interviews that may help you to understand that your grief is normal. 

Included in this article are some Bible verses that have proved to be comforting to those who have similar experiences and the assurance that Someone powerful can come to their aid.

Please follow this link to read the article: When a Child Has Cancer

Comfort for Those Who Suffer

Countless people throughout the world are forced to face up to the reality of suffering. Many times, it is the innocent who suffer. Throughout history, there have been no limit to mankind's suffering in all its forms. It is little wonder that many ask, "Why does God allow such suffering?

Even for those with religious convictions, suffering is never easy to deal with. You too may wonder what reason a loving, all-powerful God could possibly have for permitting human suffering. Finding a satisfying and truthful answer to this puzzling question is vital for our peace of mind and our relationship with God. The Bible provides such an answer. Please consider what it has to say as presented here: Comfort for Those Who Suffer

Do Humans Become Angels When They Die?

Some people take comfort in their belief that when their loved ones die, they become angels. Some religious leaders also try to comfort parents who have lost their baby with these words, “God wanted another angel, and He took your little baby to be with him. Now her soul flutters around the Almighty’s throne.”

Questions like the following might arise:

Are such words truly comforting or they only make people blame God and take away their faith in him? 

More importantly, is such teaching true? 

What does God's Word, the Bible, teach about this?

Who really are the angels?

What happens at death?

Clear answers can be found in this link:

Do Humans Become Angels When They Die?

Following this link and reading the article carefully can liberate us from extreme grief, fear of death and false beliefs.

Who Has Come to Know the Almighty?

Many people raise several questions about God, his godship, his existence, his creations, etc. Some have been satisfied with the answers they have found while others have given up searching for him after failing to find him.  

It's helpful to bear in mind that although the Bible clearly describes God's qualities, there are some things about God that remain unfathomable for us. They are too deep for us imperfect humans to understand. No matter how deeply we try to think of them, we can never fathom them.

Here are some Scriptures that give us insight on the kind of Person the Almighty is. 

"As for the Almighty, we have not found him out;

He is exalted in power,

And justice and abundance of righteousness he will not belittle."

-Job 37:23

"Jehovah is great and very much to be praised,

And his greatness is unsearchable."

- Psalm 145:3

"Everything he has made pretty in its time. Even time indefinite he has put in their heart, that mankind may never find out the work that the true God has made from the start to the finish." 

- Ecclesiastes 3:11

"O the depth of God’s riches and wisdom and knowledge! How unsearchable his judgments are and past tracing out his ways are!"

- Romans 11:33

"Yours, O Jehovah, are the greatness and the mightiness and the beauty and the excellency and the dignity; for everything in the heavens and in the earth is yours."

- 1 Chronicles 29:11

"Look! God himself acts exaltedly with his power;

Who is an instructor like him?"

- Job 36:22

“Raise your eyes high up and see. Who has created these things? It is the One who is bringing forth the army of them even by number, all of whom he calls even by name. Due to the abundance of dynamic energy, he also being vigorous in power, not one of them is missing."

- Isaiah 40:26

These are just a few of the Biblical passages that describe our Creator. The knowledge that we have gleaned from His written Word is sufficient for us to believe in Him, trust in Him and have confidence in His promises. Anyway, someday, in His own due time, our desire for deeper knowledge of Him will be satisfied.