"For Such A Time As This" (Esther 4:14)
TRUSTING GOD IN TIMES OF PERIL
One of the most frightening and nightmare inducing movies I saw as a child was the 1953 version of the movie War of the Worlds, an adaptation of a science fiction novel by H.G. Wells. The novel tells the story of a surprise, undetected Martian invasion that is an attempt to conquer and take over […]
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Historically, the full title of the final book of the Bible that we typically refer to as “Revelation” is, according to the first verse, “The Revelation of Jesus Christ”. This title presents Jesus as the central figure of this book which is written to reveal God’s ultimate and final victory over His enemies and the
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The New Testament Epistle of Revelation, the closing book of the Bible, reveals the God glorifying, Christ exalting climax of redemptive history. It was written by the Apostle John while he was exiled in a prison camp on the island of Patmos, as a consequence of his faithfulness to the Gospel (Revelation 1:9). It is
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This was originally posted on Good Friday, 2023. It includes some revisions. I am posting this on the day we celebrate each year as Good Friday. It is called Good Friday, despite the fact that everything that occurred on this day over 2000 years ago can only be described as evil; the betrayal of Jesus
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One of the most famous and glorious musical compositions ever written outside of the Psalms is Handel’s Messiah. It was composed in 1741 by George Fredric Handel as an English-language oratorio, which is defined as “a large-scale musical work for orchestra and voices, typically a narrative on a religious theme, performed without the use of
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Oh, clap your hands, all you peoples! Shout to God with the voice of triumph! For the LORD Most High is awesome; He is a great King over all the earth. Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises! For God is the King of all the earth; Sing praises
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This was originally posted in January 2021. I have made some minor revisions. We begin the New Year 2021, one year closer to Jesus’s return. In the interim we look to the coming year with great hope and expectation, particularly after enduring the trials and tribulations of 2020. The hope of a more fulfilling life
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This was originally posted in December 2022. I have made some minor revisions. Grace is one of the most glorious, pervasive and essential truths in the Bible. It is why I am a Christian. And, according to scripture, it is the only reason anyone is a Christian (Ephesians 2:4-5). I previously wrote on the glory
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I began this blog over four years ago in the midst of COVID mania. It was the means by which I could best keep my mind on things above and not on the madness of this earth in obedience to God’s command in Colossians 3:1-2, and to present God’s offer of true peace, comfort and
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It has been my deepest desire to glorify God in these posts, and my daily prayer that God would use them to elevate our affections for His Son, our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, through both my writing and your reading of them. I must acknowledge however, that none of the posts I have written
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