Public Service Announcement: “Joy to the World” is a Christmas song. It is a song celebrating the first advent of Christ and not his future return. Don’t get me wrong, I’m for singing it all year round, but I think it is especially appropriate to sing at Christmas. To...
There are a variety of viewpoints that are often raised regarding the following passage from Acts chapter 1 related to “the restoration of Israel”: [6] So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to...
Every now and again an article will pop up on some mainstream media company’s website which makes for some interesting reading (even if the proposed solution to whatever problem is almost always wrong). On August 1st, just such an article rose to the surface within...
Brothers, we are not exiles. At least not in the way commonly taught. Many Christians think that the Bible teaches that New Covenant Christians are spiritual exiles on the earth. This refrain is constantly repeated within Christian circles, usually anytime politics is...
Introduction Every culture has some form of blessings and curses for how one behaves in their society. Chinese Taoism has “the way” (道; dào), Hinduism has the principle of karma, and Kabala has the Tree of Life. All these religious systems contain a cause and effect...
War will never be given the adjective “beautiful” because the very nature of war is one of death and destruction. You won’t find a commander describing the advancement of his army towards the enemy as being the same thing as watching a sunset over the watery horizon....
