Thanksgiving Forever!

1 Corinthians 15:57-58 You might sitting in a coffee shop with a friend when you hear this. Or perhaps you will be visiting in a Sunday school class with a friend or relative, and the teacher will say it. The friend or teacher will question the reality of the...

Earthly Kingdoms and the Everlasting Kingdom

Daniel 7:1-14 Overview: Daniel chapters 2 and 7 described five empires (both present and future). King Nebuchadnezzar’s dream (2:31-35) parallels Daniel’s dream (7:1-14) exactly. But whereas the king dreamed of these empires as a beautiful statue made of glistening...

And All God’s People Said . . .

Revelation 7:9-12 In these times of political, economic and social turmoil, we desperately need the words of Isaiah 33:5-6 “the stability of your times.” That passage exalts our Lord as the stability of our times: He is strong in salvation.  With that in mind let...
Who’s Holding Your Breath?

Who’s Holding Your Breath?

As I write this, we are anxiously anticipating the results of the national elections in the United States. It’s Tuesday, November 3, 2020 and today will undoubtedly be like many other election days. Filled with political pontifications and exit polls, analysis will...

The Handwriting on the Wall

The Handwriting on the Wall Daniel 5:1-31 Harvard professor George Santayana once wrote, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”[i] Over the years, this statement has been paraphrased in a number of ways. “Those who cannot learn from history...