It’s just about time for “Don’t Blame Me” bumper stickers.It doesn’t matter whether things improve or worsen. There’s a strange sense of catharsis in declaring that despite your candidate’s loss, you remain unwavering.“Don’t Blame Me I Voted For Harris” stickers are available now for $5.95 on amazon
We set aside a few minutes most Sunday mornings to identify connections between unfulfilled Bible prophecies and current news & events.An entire chapter in the Revelation, chapter 17, is dedicated to the future rise of a global religion.While scholars have historically debated whether it is Islam or
Every year the south prepares for hurricane season. The plains for tornado season. California has fire season. Have you heard of superbolt season? Between November and February thunderstorms with what are called superbolts occur in a handful of hotspots around the globe.[1]An average lightning strik
What do they call pastors in Germany?German shepherds What kind of lighting did Noah use on the Ark?FloodlightsBefore Boaz married, what kind of man was he?He was Ruth-less I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost everybody.Wha
We set aside a few minutes most Sunday mornings to identify connections between unfulfilled Bible prophecies and current news & events.Occasionally it is important to explain why we do this. I want to do that today.You may have heard someone use the word, Hermeneutics. It is derived from a Greek wor
Have you ever had a fight or flight moment? Something goes bump in the night and your brain tries furiously to decide what you just heard but simultaneously what in the world you’re going to do next. Depending on the situation your life might depend on the choice you make.Researchers say there are t
“From rags to riches.”It’s a genre beloved by every generation and culture that values great storytelling.Cinderella immediately comes to mind. But which version? There are at least 345 variants of the story in Europe. The Brothers Grimm version is dark. To fit into the slipper, one stepsister cuts
We set aside a few minutes most Sunday mornings to identify connections between unfulfilled Bible prophecies and current news & events.There are some 500 prophecies that remain unfulfilled. For example, from chapter four forward, all of the Book of the Revelation is future, except for the few closin
Happy new year! The Christmas carols are back on the shelf for another 11 months. There are so many Christmas songs to listen to. Everybody has a different favorite. But there’s really only one New Year’s song, right? Auld Lang Syne. We all know it even though we don’t know what it means.It’s an old
I thought that it would make great kindling. A neighbor in San Bernardino was replacing an old wood shingle roof. Whose responsibility was it growing up to tell me that wood shingles are coated with a mixture of deadly chemicals?Grape branches are mentioned as kindling in our text.The LORD says, “it
We set aside a few minutes most Sunday mornings to identify connections between unfulfilled Bible prophecies and current news & events.There are some 500 prophecies that remain unfulfilled. For example, from chapter four forward, all of the Book of the Revelation is future, except for the few closin
Can you win a game of chess if you only have a few pawns with your king? Your coach will tell you no[1] – that those pawns need to be promoted into more powerful pieces. Even with support from the rest of the chessmen, the odds of a pawn checkmating an enemy king are one in a thousand.[2]When Jesus
Tom Wolfe is best known as the author of The Bonfire Of The Vanities and The Right Stuff. He won dozens of awards, played baseball at the semi-professional level, had his two most famous books adapted into major motion pictures – he even guest-starred on an episode of The Simpsons.As Tom studied the
I woke up to the distant, rhythmic pounding of battering rams. It never stopped. My stomach cramped from hunger. It had been days since I’d eaten more than scraps of stale bread. Potable water was scarce. Most of the population had been drinking from puddles of who knows what.I stepped outside. Emac
We set aside a few minutes most Sunday mornings to identify connections between unfulfilled Bible prophecies and current news & events.There are maybe 500 prophecies that are unfulfilled. For example, from chapter four forward, all of the Book of the Revelation is future, except for the few closing
Remember the Maine. Remember the Alamo. Remember, remember, the 5th of November. These famous sayings were each coined as rallying cries – calls to take up a mantle with purpose in our hearts. Active memorials which brought a person into a greater identity and cause.After all his discoveries, all hi
Action movies typically end with fighting on at least two fronts.Aragorn led his force to the Gates of Mordor to distract the gaze of the Dark Lord, Sauron. Meanwhile Sam and Frodo were at Mount Doom to destroy the One ring.Luke Skywalker faced Darth Vader and the Emperor on the second Death Star. H
We set aside a few minutes most Sunday mornings to identify connections between unfulfilled Bible prophecies and current news & events.We take a literal, grammatical-historical approach to Scripture. This means interpreting the Bible in its plain, normal sense while considering its grammar and histo
If you look up what are the most satisfying careers, Teacher always makes the list, sometimes in the number 1 spot. Why then are teachers “nearly three times as likely to experience symptoms of depression than the general adult population?”[1] Researchershave found “that educators have worse well-be
Have you had a visit with a king in disguise? King Frederick II of Prussia loved mingling with regular folks incognito. He visited cities, talked with people, and saw the sights dressed as a common man.He met with bankers, collects, scholars, and governors. Some recognized him, others did not. Some
They drank the Kool-Aid.On November 18, 1978, Jim Jones, founder & leader of the People’s Temple cult, orchestrated a mass murder-suicide in his remote jungle commune at Jonestown, Guyana. More than nine hundred members “drank Kool-Aid” laced with cyanide.[1]We say a person or persons “are drinking
We set aside a few minutes most Sunday mornings to identify connections between unfulfilled Bible prophecies and current news & events.Turmoil in the Middle East on account of the nation of Israel is the most obvious sign that we are in the Last Days. Israel’s existence again as a nation is both a m
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the difference.Those are the closing lines from Robert Frost’s famous poem, The Road Not Taken. In pop culture it is an anthem of individuality and non-conformity – a charge to go your own way – knowing that
Do you know your sign?You’re probably thinking horoscope. A horoscope is an astrological forecast based on the position of celestial bodies at the time of your birth. It involves the twelve zodiac “signs,” each representing specific birth periods throughout the year. Horoscopes are typically used fo
