The End of the World: “The Ghost of Christmas Future” – Revelation 19:11-21
Every Christmas, I have to watch one of the many versions of “A Christmas Carol” at least one time – or it doesn’t feel like Christmas to me. For the unenlightened, the made for TV movies all follow, more or less, the story line of …
Read MoreGrasping God’s Purpose: “The Companion” – Exodus 33
Believers are walking alone on the road, because they don’t want a companion that should be ever with them. They are walking hungry, because they have no sense of desperate need to be filled. It is a strange time. Near the end of Charles Dickens’ …
Read MoreThe End of the World: “Call to Supper” – Revelation 19
Once a day, the two women I have known well in my life – my mom and my wife – are transformed. Let me explain: My mother wasn’t one to raise her voice often. She has always been, more or less, the quiet type. One …
Read MoreGrasping God’s Purpose: “Self Inflicted Wounds” – Exodus 32
Men and women under the crucible of fire that comes with modern warfare sometimes simply break. We have heard many reports from the front in wars spanning from the First World War in the early part of the twentieth century, until now. The truth is, …
Read MoreThe End of the World: “Red Shoe Diaries” – Revelation 18
If you are not familiar with the name Zalman King, I am not surprised. Earlier in February of this year (2012), at age 69, he surrendered his life to the cancer that he battled for some time. He was an actor, director and a writer. …
Read MoreGrasping God’s Purpose: “Divine Order” – Exodus 31
We all know that order takes work. Ask any mom how hard it is to keep an orderly household. Ask any shop owner how tough it is to keep worker’s tools put in the right bins. Order is not the natural state of the fallen …
Read MoreGrasping God’s Purpose: “The Servant” – Exodus 29
I am a fan of books on leadership. Some years ago, I picked up a little paperback simply called The Servant. It was an absorbing tale unfolded by a skilled author and leader – in the fictional story of John Daily. John was a businessman …
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