The corporation I once worked for drummed into us the inevitability of change: "Get used to it." They meant company re-structures. Some things never change, though. Israel will always be a punching bag. Maybe it was because it was around the time of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. But I was seeing an … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2019
Elephant in a Canal
As I was scrolling through twitter my attention was drawn to a video of an elephant trapped in a narrow water canal. It was desperately trying to climb the steep bank in order to rejoin his family. There was a large crowd of people trying to help him climb up. They dropped a rope to which they tied several tires. … [Read more...]
Christian News Weekly Recap Jan 21 – 26, 2019
Christian News Weekly Recap Jan 21 – 26, 2019 This is a recap of the past week’s daily news items from our Christian News Section. Monday Jan 21, 2019 Chinese Officials Going Home to Home Removing Christian Symbols As Japan’s Suicide Rate Soars, Christians Offer a Reason to Live Residents of Christian … [Read more...]
How Far the Tribulation?
How far are we from the tribulation? Well, as I've often pointed out in the past, there's a large body of difference and debate among premillennialists regarding what "the Tribulation" means. This is a theme which has been on my mind for a while now. So, I'll begin by briefly re-iterating what I think. First of all, … [Read more...]
Christian News Weekly Recap Jan 14 – Jan 19, 2019
Christian News Weekly Recap Jan 14 – Jan 19, 2019 This is a recap of the past week’s daily news items from our Christian News Section. Monday Jan 14, 2019 Israeli Christians protest ‘McJesus’ art display at Haifa museum In northern Kenya, al-Shabab militants target Christian teachers Swedish Government … [Read more...]
Discernment Ministry Bullies
Don't get me wrong, we all need discernment. I have a love-hate relationship with certain Discernment Ministries. By their very nature they look for fires to put out. Sadly, in their zeal, they sometimes end up being spiritual bullies. In some cases they end up as a vigilante, heresy-hunter industry, rather than a … [Read more...]
What is Justification?
What is Justification? How or when are Christians justified? Is there any difference between Justification and Sanctification? Is there any relationship between the two? These terms and their relationship to each other have confused me in the past. I'm not a theologian or a Bible teacher. I've drawn the following … [Read more...]
Christian News Weekly Recap Jan 7 – Jan 12, 2019
Christian News Weekly Recap Jan 7 – Jan 12, 2019 This is a recap of the past week’s daily news items from our Christian News Section. Monday Jan 7, 2019 Christian persecution set to rise ‘sharply’ in 2019, group warns 250 Dutch Christians sign Nashville Statement; prosecutors to decide if declaration breaks … [Read more...]
Israel Replacement Eschatology
Israel Replacement Eschatology - it kinda sounds awkward and goofy, doesn't it? We know about Replacement Theology and its manifestations. This is different. In the former, prophecies about Israel get re-imagined and woven into the larger organism of the church. I've moaned before about the Reformers not … [Read more...]
Adoption into the Family of God
The other day the topic of our adoption into the family of God came to my attention from several sources. One came via a sermon by Ian Hamilton, in which he cited J. I. Packer's book Knowing God. Hamilton regarded chapter 19, Sons of God, as one of his favorites. Some time later I was reading Mike Reeves' book … [Read more...]
