What Heaven Means to Me
by Just Ben When I think about Heaven, I don’t see it as some distant realm we escape to after death, but as something deeply interwoven with life itself. For me, Heaven is not only a destination but a reality that begins here and now—whenever we open ourselves fully to God’s presence, love, and truth. […]
The natural world is enough
By Jordon Horn When faced with the task to describe heaven – my brain instinctively goes straight back to the psalms, the hymns, and the many masses I experienced in all those cold draughty hours spent in the various churches I attended in my childhood. All those hours of not fully paying attention, each hour […]
Notes on the afterlife
By Star Zahra The afterlife is a topic that hangs over our heads, heavy with speculation and controversy. But really, it is an extension of our fears. We desperately want to believe that there is meaning to our lives. Transition is an essential element of human nature, everything always leads to another stage. From pregnancy, […]
“Will it go to God?” asks poet Star Zahra
By Star Zahra The closest I ever felt to heaven as a child was wandering through the shrubs for hours, chasing butterflies, grasshoppers and the shy touch-me-not flowers. Those flowers fascinated me most. They were probably my first window into questions about nature and its ways. How could such a small, delicate plant react to […]
Heavenly: a short story by author Brian Beard
HEAVENLY By Brian Beard `Different strokes for different folks` might well be a universal take on what `Heaven` means to people. A sweetshop, wherein to help yourself, might be heaven for a child, mountains of cash might be an adult`s take on what it means to be in heaven. In between there would be myriad […]
My Guiding Light
By Sobanan Narenthiran In the veiled halls of existence, where shadows intertwine,I walked, bound by karma, through the tapestry of time.Within these walls of illusion, under the cosmic eye’s gaze,I found an ancient wisdom, a love that burns and blazes. Unconditional love, the alchemist’s stone, in my journey’s night,A beacon of mystic fire, guiding me […]