Eternal Rewards One of the most commonly believed myths concerning the afterlife is the notion that, in Heaven, eternal life is our only reward. Everyone’s rank will be equal in God’s eyes. This monolithic view of Heaven has us spending a large portion of eternity sitting on clouds, strumming our harps and preening our new […]

In the song, “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,” from the Disney film Mary Poppins, Dick Van Dyke and Julie Andrews sing these lyrics: “Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious, if you say it loud enough, you’ll always sound precocious.” This perfectly describes how Christian leaders have distorted the message Jesus commanded His disciples to preach. […]