As we get older, we're likely to be increasingly exposed to the specter and inevitability of our mortality, through the example of the deaths of relatives and friends. We also experience this through the steady, unrelenting degradation of our bodies. We get old and die. Sometimes we don't even make it to old age. We do … [Read more...]
Rapture Civil War
This post will seem like I've got Nelson Walters' Pre-Wrath prophecy ministry in my sights. Elsewhere, I've commented on his notion that Gentile believers become Israel. He uses this as an argument for Matt 24:31 being the rapture of the church. However, I now want to comment on his Rapture Civil War video as this is … [Read more...]
Churches Wedded to this World
It seems to me that many churches in this late era are wedded to this World. Of course, what we're currently observing around us has been a problem from the beginning. Still, I can't help thinking that its pervasiveness in the West is breaking historical records. By married to the World I mean churches which are … [Read more...]
A Heaven Without Christ?
What if you died and woke up in a heaven without Christ? Can there even be a Christ-less heaven? I'm sure many people today would prefer it that way. But might a heaven devoid of Christ actually be something else? I was first taught about Christ by my mother. For all its theological problems, Christ was also taught … [Read more...]
The Same God?
Back in December of 2015 a Wheaton College professor caused no small stir for declaring that Christians and Muslims worship the same God. At the time, Larycia Hawkins was tenured by the college as an associate professor of political science. According to Wiki, Hawkins posted the following on her personal Facebook … [Read more...]
Anti-Semitism, the Jews and Israel
What's the connection between anti-Semitism, the Jews and criticism of Israel? Read the following words very slowly and repeat as often as necessary: It's the Jews! The world hates Jews. It will concoct any excuse and any conspiracy theory to hate them. History is full of such examples. They hate Israel because it … [Read more...]
A Tribulation Training Manual
The following is my brief adaptation of a tribulation training manual. I'm not talking about physical preparedness. My focus is on the spiritual. The basics presented here aren't mine, either - fortunately! They're a collection from Scripture and some wise voices from the past and present. First: The mockers, … [Read more...]
Rachel Held Evans – Inspired
Rachel Held Evans has written a best-selling book - Inspired. Its full title is "Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again." It is published by Thomas Nelson (Paperback 240 pages). Evans is a high-profile author, tweeter and blogger who self identifies as a "doubt-filled believer." She … [Read more...]
Rejecting Pig Food and Being a Slave
Rejecting pig food and being a slave! What kind of a nonsense title to an article is that, you may ask. Well, stay with me for a bit. In their book A Puritan Theology - Doctrine for Life, Joel Beeke and Mark Jones have a chapter called The Puritans on Coming to Christ. This section aptly begins with a quote from … [Read more...]
Farewell to Our Beloved Omega Letter
Note that this article was written primarily to the Omega Letter Website audience. As some readers may be aware, the Omega Letter website founded by Jack Kinsella is closing down. Here's my fond farewell to our beloved Omega Letter. I providentially discovered Jack Kinsella and the OL some time after the … [Read more...]
