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  In our conversations we have realized that the question of pre-existence is important to many. We read texts such as Ephesians 1:4 “…He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world…” or  Jeremiah 1:5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you…” and wonder in what way were we known…

Why are we secretly afraid of people who are different – whether it’s their culture, race or language? Yes, differences might make us uncomfortable, unsure how to speak or act in their company … but I think what scares us most is not their difference, but the possibility that they might be more like us…

So many think of heaven and hell as ‘somewhere else’ and ‘some other time’, namely, the hereafter. But there is a heaven and there is a hell that starts right here and right now. When Jesus taught on prayer, He did not say: “Father, help us escape from this world and go to heaven where…