Christ and Antichrist

Daniel 9:24-26 What should you and I do when it appears that evil has triumphed? And when will justice be done?  In recent days, the megaphone of the media has been trumpeting the triumph of evil, and declaring it to be very good. Clusters of people are demanding...

Crying Out to God in Chaotic Times, part 3

Daniel 9:20-23 What should you do when you live in a society characterized by these words: “There is no fear of God before their eyes?” The absence of the fear of God was the unmaking[i] of the nation of Israel (Zephaniah 3:7-8). When they began to “call evil good and...

Crying Out to God in Chaotic Times, part 2

Daniel 9:10-19 For part 1 of this message, click here As authorities are investigating the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, one word keeps coming to mind: anarchy. The word refers to an absence of or rejection of authority. We are learning that those who are...

Crying Out to God in Chaotic Times

Daniel 9:1-10 A Theology of Daniel’s Prayer In a commentary on the news this week, one observer noted, “We’re living right now in a time of rapid and revolutionary cultural change in the United States, and that means not only cultural change but moral change,...
How to Spend an Hour in Prayer

How to Spend an Hour in Prayer

Do you feel that you cannot pray because you run out of things to say? One of the most practical ways to solve this problem is to combine Biblical meditation with prayer. Here are some practical steps to do this: Write down a prayer list of people or needs for which...