Wouldn’t it be easier just to leave this broken world and finally be in heaven? Though we long for heaven, Pastor Caleb says, “Not so fast.”
But I’d Rather Be in Heaven

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- May 8, 2026
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Pastor Caleb Kurbis
Caleb Kurbis serves as pastor in Asheville, North Carolina. Caleb and his wife, Sarah, have four children (three boys and one girl) and love sharing the gospel in the Western North Carolina mountains. “The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid? I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD” (Psalm 27:1,2,13,14).
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