Bird migration is fascinating. Feather and fowl know what time of year to begin their journey. Whether migrating north or south, even though they fly hundreds or thousands of miles, they don’t get lost or sidetracked. (Can you imagine trying to drive from here to New York WITHOUT a map or compass? Oh yeah, and […]
When I was in high school and college I went out for wrestling. I know, it’s hard to believe now, but there was a time I enjoyed grappling. I didn’t know until years later that wrestling is also an activity of angels, though I doubt they have the same kind of rules and referees I […]
What do you picture in your mind when you hear the word, banner? A high school gymnasium with flags hanging from the ceiling depicting past state championships? A business name on some fabric blowing in the wind to attract customers? A billboard with an advertisement lifted high above the nearby traffic? These days banners come […]
Because God’s Word is living, it speaks to every generation. Recently I reread Habakkuk and I noticed how similar were the issues addressed by the prophet to those of our times. As Habakkuk surveyed the land before him, he saw violence and injustice everywhere he looked. Is our day any different? Newscasts are filled with […]
Not only has this COVID pandemic unearthed financial sinkholes for many business owners and their employees, but there has been a serious fallout in many people’s personal lives because of the isolation. Like the strewn debris that follows a tornado’s path, lives and families have been torn apart and scattered by the winds of suicide, […]
Listen to this conversation between God and a young man who later became one of His prophets. God: “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” Jeremiah: “Ah, Sovereign Lord, I do not know how to […]
Three episodes in the life of Israel illustrate how God often waits until things look impossible (the “Eleventh Hour”) to deliver us. “When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter. For God said, ‘If they face war, they might change their […]
I have no desire to teach Revelation. Even after all these years, the symbolism is confusing to me. Thankfully, the early part that deals with the churches seems clear. And the end is also clear: Jesus wins! But today, as I was reading chapter 16, it was as though I heard a shout from Heaven, […]
Ours is a society that deeply loves pets. All sorts of critters are used as emotional support animals. People will spend hundreds or thousands of dollars when it comes to the veterinary treatment of their pets. And our courts take the abuse or neglect of any animal very seriously. Peter calls the false teachers who […]
Revelation, the last book of our Bible, opens with a “beyond amazing” description of the resurrected Christ. According to Hebrews, when He became a man, He was “made a little lower than the angels.” But now, He has returned to His glorious place at the right hand of the Father in Heaven as a full […]