Think Heaven isn't for real? Don't you believe it.
I'm at the age where I think about the hereafter more than ever. I arrive at the fridge and wonder what I'm here after. Seriously, Heaven is looking sweeter all the time, partly because so many family and friends are there sooner than we thought they'd be.
Some believe heaven is a myth, the creation of delusional wishful thinkers. I'm well acquainted with myths. I grew up on them. Here are five of them, the first two my mother used on me.
Myth #1: Swimming after eating causes debilitating cramps so wait 30 minutes before going into the water-or you'll die. The truth behind this fable is all we...