Merry Christmas! As we celebrate the birth of the Christ child, let's consider the eye witnesses to the spectacular event. When the angel, Gabriel, appeared to a young teenage virgin, he announced, “Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!” (Luke 1:28) Initially Mary must have been taken aback, …
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When our tour groups go to Israel, we always make a stop in or near Bethlehem to look out over the Shepherd's Fields. It is from that vantage point our mind's eye fills with the vision of that supernatural night when Christ Jesus was born. There is something very moving about reading the Luke 2 …
But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. ~2 Timothy 3:1 There is a sense across our land that something big is on the horizon. We have seen lawlessness increase exponentially, and violence seems to lurk around every corner in our land today. The apostle Paul warned us that difficult times will come. …
Continue reading Election Aftermath, the Coming Chaos, and Our Trust in a Faithful God
The Bible is filled with parables in which Jesus teaches Spiritual principles, using physical props to make those principles come to life. He did that very thing in Luke 19:11-27 by illustrating the importance of being good stewards of the Master's resources ("do business," "invest") until the Master returns. Doing the Lord's business as we …
Looking for the Blessed Hope 