THE END AND THE BEGINNING

What gives us hope to endure the struggles of this life is that someday those struggles will come to an end, and a new, unimagined life will appear. I cannot imagine trying to live through the struggles of this life without that hope. Each day, I thank God for the...

RETHINKING THE TRUE CHRIST

God’s word describes Jesus as the opposite of what some are being taught about Him. His true and full nature is an offense to their image of God. As time, as we know it, comes to its conclusion, the Lord will reveal the fullness of His nature for all the world...

THE TWO TIMES “IT IS FINISHED” WAS SPOKEN

As I was reading through Revelation, I came upon similar language to what the Lord spoke on the Cross when He said, “It is finished.” “Jesus knew that his mission was now finished, and to fulfill Scripture, he said, ‘I am thirsty.’ A jar of sour wine was sitting...

WE ARE AT WAR

For the last few decades, theories and assumptions about the book of Revelation and the timing of its events have been taught to the Church. It has been a pick-and-choose exercise, leaving out some of what is described in John’s writing, assigning it to the past...

WHAT IT MEANS TO FINISH WELL

I hear, both in the corporate world and within leadership circles in the Church, the phrase, “Taking someone to the next level.” Entire courses of instruction and counseling are developed to take someone to whatever “the next level” means. That...

THE MARKER OF OUR LIVES

Years ago, I flew to Colorado Springs and traveled to a retreat and conference center called Glen Eyrie Castle. I was speaking to a group regarding overseas missions. Glen Eyrie is not just a castle. Multiple buildings make up the sprawling estate. Glen Eyrie is owned...