I love reading and studying God’s Word. I love the way God’s love is communicated from Genesis through Revelation . . . His love given to His creation through the promise and ultimate victory of Jesus. I love the way the Holy Spirit guided 40 different writers to pen 60 books and letters over 1500…
Our glimpse into heaven continues with high drama. John wrote: I saw a scroll in the right hand of the one who was sitting on the throne. Revelation 5:1a A scroll is a piece of papyrus up to 30 feet long, rolled and sealed with clay or wax. This particular scroll was very important—it was sealed…
I had two great aunts growing up who believed that Jesus’ return was imminent. As I look around, I believe we can make the case that we should be watching the sky and listening for the trumpet blast. Throughout history, Christians have shared this belief. Yet, year after year the world continues, and because it…
A little over a year into our marriage, Rev was contacted by an attorney who said that his elderly great aunt had died and left him a $500 savings bond. We were both surprised and grateful. You see, Rev was a full-time student at the seminary and I was a parochial school teacher. That was…
When Jesus was born in Bethlehem, there were only a few people who even noticed. And those who did came from humble unnoteworthy backgrounds. A simple teenage girl. An ordinary carpenter. A handful of shepherds. Relatively speaking, practically no one noticed that the Savior of the World had been born. But that won’t be the…
“My home is in Heaven. I’m just traveling through this world.” ~ Billy Graham How much time do you spend thinking about Heaven? Have you thought about Heaven yet today? If you’re like me, you spend most of your time thinking about whatever is making the most noise. There are plenty of things that are…
I hate “good-byes.” They can be horribly painful especially if we believe we may never see that person again. The Apostle Paul told the people in Ephesus: Now I am bound by the Spirit to go to Jerusalem. I don’t know what awaits me, except that the Holy Spirit tells me in city after city that jail…
One of our pastors recently asked us — “What do you think heaven will be like?” What do you think? There are a few things we know from Scripture about The New Heaven and the New Earth. He [Jesus] will take our weak mortal bodies and change them into glorious bodies like His own, using…
