Being Salt in a Sugary World
I like sweet stuff, don’t you? Given a choice, I’ll choose a candy bar over a bag of potato chips any day. Most people seem to like sugary snacks. That’s what keeps dentists in business. To be sure, most Americans get plenty of salt in their diet. Just this week, an FDA committee suggested that […]
4 Enemies of Truth
“and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” John 8:32 “relating to or existing in an environment in which facts are viewed as irrelevant, or less important than personal beliefs and opinions, and emotional appeals are used to influence public opinion: “ definition of “post-truth” from www.dictionary.com Truth is not […]
Have we Confused Antichrist and the Man of Sin?
Part six of the Come Lord Jesus series on the final return of Christ at the end of time. Today, Have We Confused Antichrist and the Man of Sin? It is common to equate antichrist of John’s writings with Paul’s man of lawlessness in 2 Thessalonians. Some writers bounce back and forth between the two […]
Antichrist Is Not What You Think
Part five of the Come Lord Jesus series on the final return of Christ at the end of time. Today we examine antichrist. Social media has much to say about antichrist. He is just around the corner and will soon arise. He brings welcomed order to our troubled world and will be a heroic figure […]
Come, Lord Jesus
John was waiting for Jesus when he penned the above words from Patmos in Revelation 22:20. Aside from being exiled to a small island in the Aegean Sea, he was privileged to see a series of revelations about the past and the future. John saw a vision of heaven and saw the enthroned Creator and […]
5 Ways to be a Christian After the Election
Chaos is the rule. Trouble is brewing across the nation as we head into the final weekend of campaigning for the presidency of the United States. All of the congressional seats are up for grabs as are a third of the Senate seats. No matter what happens, somebody will be mad. Philadelphia faces riots after […]
Jesus and Government
Christians live in two worlds, secular and spiritual. Christians live in the kingdom of God, governed by Jesus. We also live in an earthly, secular kingdom governed by whoever is in power at the moment. Tension always exists between the two kingdoms. The desires and expectations that the two kingdoms hold clash. We must carefully […]
Kingdom of God 6
.”..be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.” Daniel 3:18 “But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.” Acts 5:29 The Kingdom of God reigns above any government of mankind. Earthly rule protects the […]
Beyond Myself
Would you agree that most people today think first of themselves and then of other people? Would you also agree that for most people the world revolves around them? Galileo had nothing on today’s people. Most folks think they are the center of the universe. Consider the last 10 posts you read on Facebook. How […]
Abortion…Again
Recent legislative actions leave Christians aghast at the possibility that a child, delivered alive, could be killed without legal punishment. At the same time, some state legislatures are resisting federal courts and asserting their right to govern their states without interference from those courts. They are crafting very restrictive laws which would limit or abolish […]