Jim Novell

I had planned this post to address God’s final judgement and ultimate penalty for sin, namely consignment to Hell, or what is referred to in Revelation 20:10-15, as “the lake of fire”, and to argue for the justness and righteousness of such a penalty.  However, I determined that Hell can wait, as I would like […]

Few of us like the idea of any type of judgement, wherein our actions, our words, our performance, our appearance, even our motives are evaluated, scrutinized and may receive an unfavorable or undesirable response or verdict. We would much rather live our life under the banner of Planet Fitness, which markets its gyms as being

The greatest injustice in the history of mankind occurred over 2000 years ago, in the capitol city of Israel, Jerusalem.  There, a man, who had never once in his 33 years on earth committed an injustice against God or man, a man who went around only doing good to others, was betrayed to the corrupt

The cry for justice in our nation has been loud and divisive over the past few years.  We demonstrate in our streets and argue in the chambers of our state and federal legislatures for social justice, racial justice, economic justice, reform of criminal justice and now even reproductive justice, wherein it is believed by all

The late conservative talk show host, Rush Limbaugh, published a best- selling book back in the early 1990s titled, The Way Things Ought to Be.  Although I have not read the book, I understand that it basically lampooned modern culture and its emphasis on political correctness, multiculturism and the liberal bias of the media.  It

I have focused over the last three months on the who, where, when, what, why and how of Heaven, and how the glory of God’s grace and mercy and love is displayed in His bringing us to this most desirable and beautiful of all realms and the most glorious of all existences.  It is the

Much of what the average person believes regarding life in Heaven comes from our own sin corrupted imaginations or from what we have heard on TV, the internet or even in church, and not from diligent study of and meditation on God’s word (2 Timothy 2:15). Many imagine that Heaven is a place of endless

I have looked at a number of aspects of Heaven in my previous posts, including who will be in Heaven, and what we will be like in Heaven.  But next I would like to look briefly at Heaven itself – the new earth and universe presented to us in Revelation 21 and Revelation 22 with

My nephew is a big sports enthusiast. A few years ago, in trying to help him understand the Gospel, I began with the “Fall”, Adam’s and our rejection of God’s purpose for and rule over our life, and the all-pervasive, devastating consequences this had on all of God’s good creation – mankind in particular.  As

One of the joys we have as a Christian is to ponder, to think about with great anticipation, what life will be like, and more importantly what we will be like when God’s eternal plan of redemption is consummated in the new heavens and new earth; when we are glorified as beings of immeasurable dignity