Weekly Thoughts

Trench Warfare with the Devil or Having Already Won? #1 of 4

Hi all,Are we to live in the spiritual trenches on the defensive, being afraid something we might say or do, or not say or not do, might open the door

The 7 Churches of the Revelation, #4 of 4

Hi all,Now we come to Philadelphia - it is the Greek word for 'brotherly love' and used throughout the New Testament to describe exactly that. Like

The 7 Churches of the Revelation #3 of 4

Hi all,So far we've seen the outward religion of Ephesus who needed to repent and regain their first love, the suffering

The 7 Churches of the Revelation #2 of 4

Hi all,Last week we covered Ephesus, who had experienced a great zeal documented in Acts 19. But the Lord's message to them less than 50 years later,

The 7 Churches of the Revelation #1 of 4

Hi all,The Lord's messages to the 7 churches in The Revelation, chapters 2 and 3, have been understood in different ways for centuries. Some of what

Why the ‘Rapture’ Comes First #4 of 4

Hi all, Today we'll look at I&II Thessalonians to bring all we've covered full circle. But first the summary: Judaism teaches when the Last

Why the ‘Rapture’ Comes First #3 of 4

Hi all, We ended last week talking of 'birth pangs of Messiah', which describes the final process of 'labor pains' the earth must go through before

Why the ‘Rapture’ Comes First #2 of 4

Hi all, Last week I gave a brief look at other rapture opinions, and the thing in common among them is that none consider that maybe God gave Moses

Why the ‘Rapture’ Comes First #1 of 4

Hi all, The most popular end time theology going around today is called 'preterism'. From the Latin, praeter, which means 'past', preterism believes

Are We in the Tribulation? #4 of 4

Hi all, Let's wrap this up by picking up with the double asteroid hit. We can speculate where these 2 asteroids will hit - but it is just

Are We in the Tribulation? #3 of 4

Hi all, Having last week established the 6th seal, trumpet, and bowl are the return of Jesus, and the 7th of each are the end of this age, let us now

Are We in the Tribulation? #2 of 4

Hi all, Last week I shared about Daniel's 70 weeks. The angel Gabriel told Daniel that from the decree to rebuild the city until Messiah comes would

Are We in the Tribulation? #1 of 4

Hi all, I get asked this question quite a bit, or I get told by someone by email that we are in the 3rd seal time...wrong. To the Jewish faith... The

The Deconstruction of One’s Faith, How to Pray #3 of 3

Hi all, Last week we looked at the Rich Young Ruler and his internal wrestling with the faith of his parents, culture, and personal values. Today the

The Deconstruction of One’s Faith, Prodigals, Rich Rulers #2 of 3

Hi all, I've been sharing about a process commonly called (in the US) 'deconstructing one's faith', used to describe adults in their 20's-early 40's

The Deconstruction of One’s Faith, When Young Adults Fall Away #1 of 3

Hi all, The phrase 'de-constructing their faith' is used to describe adults in their 20's-40's, but especially in their 30's, who have 'fallen away

Sex, Sexuality, and God #4 of 4

Hi all, In the conclusion of this series on sexual love and the gospel, we must realize if we truly believe Christ is in us, then how we treat our

Sex, Sexuality, and Christians #3 of 4

Hi all, Reading a statement that the gospel and sex were so directly connected to the first century gospel message is probably a shock to many. Most