Take This Cup (2) The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good. The LORD looks down from heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God. All…
Christus Victor Resurrection Sunday, the day we celebrate Jesus’ victory over the enemies of God. Christians predominantly see it as victory over sin and death. But that was only part of God’s great triumph. God also triumphed over heavenly rulers and authorities (Col 2:15). Just days before this…
The day of the LORD is great; it is dreadful. Who can endure it? – Joel 2:11 My Dear Friends, This is the day I wrote of in my very first post. When I first wrote, it was to tell you that God was coming. To warn…
Five years ago, I wrote the following message to the Church. Although I have often felt the weight of God’s word in me, and sometimes physically groan under it, there have been few times I’ve felt as heavily burdened by it as I was with this one. Carrying a…
The Sword (September, 2020) For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. – Heb 4:12 Do you think that…
Last month was a crazy month for me. After nearly a quarter of a century in the city, this country boy packed up and left. There wasn’t time for anything. I only got to say goodbye to a handful of people. And I only wrote one thing in my…
Famine, Plague, Sword, Wild Beasts If they ask you, ‘Where will we go?’ tell them: This is what the Lord says: Those destined for pestilence, to pestilence; those destined for the sword, to the sword. Those destined for famine, to famine; those destined for captivity, to captivity. (Jeremiah 15:2) In the prophets’…
1 2The reason I started this blog was because God told me he was coming. And the coming he told me of was so terrifying I didn’t know what to do with it. I wasn’t even sure I believed it. I believe it now. Last month I found myself in the…