If we take friendship to mean the love we have with others, and especially the love we have with the Other, God himself, as our first and final Friend, the aphorism is transfigured into a truism.

God has spoken to me many times through rainbows, even double rainbows, assuring His love and covenant with me and all His children. However, when I post a picture of a rainbow, which I have done ...

That's the kind of love experienced by people who've had near-death experiences. They report being in the presence of God. John Burke, the Texas-based bestselling author of "Imagine Heaven" and ...