From Questions, Two Applications
A few weeks back we were visiting with a family from church. When we left I went to the TV where Jael was watching a movie. As I told her we were going to leave in five minutes (because she is a planner like her dad) I noticed she was watching a movie I had …
Trivia anyone?? How many chapters are in the Bible? Any guesses? What would you say? 800...900...1000...1100...*1189*...1200...1300? (Sorry I had to give SEVEN options since we are discussing Revelation). Yep, you guessed it...1189 chapters of wonderful words of life. With that number in mind consider this: When we jump to Revelation 20 over a cup of …
What is your favorite candy? How about favorite place to go...or favorite music? (A. Moser Roth Dark Chocolate; B. Philips Ave. Sioux Falls; C. Hymns done in a Celtic style...one of my favorite music forms anyway) So what are yours? Now whatever it is I am sure of one thing regarding what you picked...if you …
Continue reading "The “Kingdom” according to Mark 4-5 (Pt. 1)"
Thanksgiving is coming up...followed by Christmas...and surrounded by many other occasions when we are faced with ridiculous amounts of food. As you go through the food line with a plate that might be 10" in diameter you ask the annual question: How am I going to fit all of this on my plate? Then you …
Continue reading "Context. Continuity. Consistency. Conclusion."
Will this world be destroyed and replaced or renovated when Jesus returns? Will God bring out an angelic 'Death Star' and zap earth in order to create a completely different planet? For the moment I will say I believe that this world will be renovated not replaced. I will explain in greater detail in a …
Continue reading "Resurrection, Judgement, and All of Scripture"
Ok...so yes that title was used as 'click bait'. I come clean. Yet it is more than that. If it did in fact operate as click bait that was in part because it is one of the most popular questions Christians ask with regard to the Bible and "End Times Theology". However, I have another …
Photo by marianne boson Unsplash I have always had a mentality that could be expressed in the childhood phrase: “says who??” Those are two classic words of a young child trying to determine the authority behind the instructions given them. Now this certainly got me into trouble... and still does. Yet just the same, from little kids …
The Reforming Raker 