“But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days.” (2 Timothy 3:1) Tomorrow is the third anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. Do you remember where you were when you heard the fretful news? Whenever there is a national tragedy, we always seem to remember where we were when we learned of it. I remember where I was when President Kennedy was assassinated, when the Challenger exploded, and when the Edward P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was bombed. Isn’t it astonishing at how […]

“See my servant will act wisely; he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.” (Isaiah 52:13) Michelangelo once turned to a fellow artist and said with frustration in his voice, “Why do you keep filling gallery after gallery with endless pictures on the one theme of Christ in weakness, Christ on the cross, and most of all, Christ hanging dead?” he asked. “Why do you concentrate on the passing episode as if it were the last work, as if the curtain dropped down there on disaster […]

“But the Lord is faithful; he will make you strong and guard you from the evil one.” (2 Thessalonians 3:3) The Bible promises that times will get worse, all the way up to the end. It’s a crying shame, but you don’t have to look very far to prove that point. The tragic shootings in Jonesboro, Arkansas are life-and-death examples that the work of Satan cannot always be understood. The world struggles to find an solution, but the Bible says that lawlessness is a mystery and will only […]

“I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.” (2 Corinthians 6:2) Easter is my favorite holiday. It ushers in spring and renews the hope and joy that the winter season seems to steal from so many of us. I’ve always thought of Easter as a season of celebration. In fact, my own church hosts an Easter production each year for which thousands will literally get off work early and rush to our church on one of the seven nights that […]