Life Before, Now and After

Life. What is it exactly? What existed before you did? How should we live our lives now? And what happens after this life is over?

We humans think about life a lot. Sometimes we wonder what it was like before we arrived on the scene—historical novels and movies often romanticize and appeal to our curiosity about what the lives of others were like.

But mostly, we wonder how to cope with our own experience of life now. How do we deal with the challenges, the heartaches, the successes and failures, the ups, the downs?

Down deep, though, lie nagging questions.

Is there some transcendent purpose to life? If so, what is it? If there’s a God, what does He expect of us? What does He have in mind for our lives? How can we know? Does He reveal Read More...

Get the latest blog posts from Life, Hope & Truth straight to your inbox.

Topics

×

Discern is published every two months and is available in digital and print versions. Choose your preferred format to start your subscription.

Print subscriptions available in U.S., Canada and Europe

×

Please choose your region:

×

Discern Article Series

Christ Versus Christianity
Walk as He Walked
Christianity in Progress
Wonders of God's Creation