Posts Tagged ‘End times’
25-28, Faith to Persevere
I marvel at our heroes of faith in the scriptures and see them as practical, real-life models for us in our soon-coming troubles. My Anabaptist foreparents of 1525 and later demonstrated the same spirit but there are pitifully few true Anabaptists today. So I ask, “What was it, that empowered them to have faith in…
Read More25-27, Where is the FOG?
Do we in the Church in America fear/reverence God in a way that compels us to take Him seriously and to consider His current activities? It looks to me like we’re pretty casual about what’s going on in our chaotic world. We talk about it politically some but rarely from a spiritual standpoint, and we…
Read More25-26, Weekend Reading
Jesus set the tone for what His authentic followers should expect in life. First, He made it clear that we must choose between Him and the world. We will love, set the eye of our heart upon, and pursue one or the other as the source of our identity and fulfillment. That was “black and…
Read More25-25, When Nothing Else Matters
We the Church must be prepared for spiritual darkness and troubles that we can’t presently imagine, and we’re not. I’m not saying we won’t feel pain, I’m only saying that deep down inside we will have an inexplicable peace that comes from the rule of God in our soul. The peace that the man Jesus…
Read More25-24, Stupider than Stupid
The actual stupidest thing I can imagine is to indulge in the pleasures of this world, expecting to still go to heaven in the Rapture (Plan A) because we checked enough boxes, but thinking that if we miss it we’ll decide to choose Christ in the Tribulation (Plan B). Aaaah – not smart! To start…
Read More25-23, The Almost-Stupidest Thing
The almost-stupidest thing I can imagine is that one would live in a way that tries to get the best of both worlds. That is, indulging in the pleasures of this world but expecting to go to heaven when we die. Forgive me, but there seems to be a lot of churchgoing folks in that…
Read More25-19, A Witches Brew
Part of me wants to apologize for writing this, but another part won’t let me because saying it is part of my calling among God’s people even if it curries little favor. As I considered the future on my September 15 birthday, I asked God for a “word,” hoping for something warm and affirming. Instead,…
Read More25-9, Extraordinary Faith for – –
January 21, 2025 is a big day in several ways. For one, it is the first day for our new president to begin working on his agenda before the break of dawn. This date is also the 500th anniversary of the Anabaptist Reformation, called the “Radical Reformation” for a reason – but that was then…
Read More25-8, “For Better or For Worse”
Wow, that was quite an inauguration speech! Impressive. Full of vision, hope and promises. My president should never be accused of being bashful! I cheered and teared and clapped more than once even if sitting alone. MOVING ONGod has always wanted a people who were HIS people amongst all the peoples. Those who represented His…
Read More25-7, The Musk Factor
When the most powerful man in the world invites the richest man in the world whose Starlink program will soon offer communication to every corner of the earth, and who is a front-runner in AI development including his Neuralink brain chip, and a leader in other technology like outer space exploration, it’s easy to see…
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