Popular Christian book store, LifeWay Christian Store announced Wednesday that would be closing several of its store locations due to a significant decline in sales.
Recently, LifeWay Christian Stores made the decision not to sell Amy Grant’s new Christmas album. Terry Mattingly of GetReligon.org argues that there are deeper issues behind this decision.
Heaven’s not for sale, and books recounting people’s journeys there won’t be, either—at least not at LifeWay, the bookseller and publishing house established by the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) in 1891.
Alex Malarkey, the boy at the center of the book The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven has reportedly recanted his story, saying that he did not go to heaven after all.