Peter, John, the Lame Beggar and Paywalls

Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time for prayer, at three o’clock in the afternoon. And a man lame from birth was being carried up, who was placed at the temple gate called “the Beautiful Gate” every day so he could beg for money from those going into the …

The Collapse of the Assad Regime

The last few days have been dramatic in Syria. The Assad regime is crumbling under the rapid onslaught of Syrian rebel forces that moved rapidly to take Aleppo, a key strategic city. Whoever controls Aleppo controls half of Syria, probably the northern half at this point since Assad’s army is retreating to the south. It …

Wars and Rumors of Wars Update

I’ve written several times about the “birth pang” signs given by Messiah in the gospels. Occasionally, I think it necessary to provide an observational update based on world events related to one or more of the signs. Prophetically, so many things are happening so fast I could devote the entire focus of my writing to …

Tonite 6pm Prayer for our Republic

This is likely the most important week in our country since its founding. I am not talking about politics. I am talking about the moral and spiritual choices in front of us right now. Do we continue supporting the shedding of innocent blood and the pursuit of wickedness? Or do we return to righteousness and …

The Season of Imminence

It’s often said by biblical prophecy teachers that there are no preconditions to the rapture. It can happen at any time. This is called the doctrine of imminence, the imminent return of Jesus Christ for His church which will be taken from the earth in an instant, and at a time when we least expect …

A Lesson in Preparation and Relief

Do you have what you need to see yourselves, your families, your church, your community through a crisis? East Tennessee and western North Carolina are finding out about prep in real time. They are also schooling the rest of our country in what it means for people to step up and take care of each …

Reframing the Right to Life Polemic

The current debate about the right of an innocent baby human being to be born and to live a life has been framed for many years in the context of the right of a woman to choose, “reproductive rights”, and “my body my choice”. The fundamental question is never the debate. The fundamental question never …

Contemplative Prayer and Hallow

I post to you today from the country of Belize where I’ve come sharing the gospel. People here seem so open to the message of salvation in Christ. I wish I could stay longer. On to today’s topic… It seems every time I open YouTube, I get Jonathan Roumie’s face telling me to stop what …

Understanding the End Times from the Bible

In my recent lengthy search for a church, I had a few boxes to tick as “must have” before I would consider joining. One box was solid teaching about the end times from a premillennialism perspective. I did not find a single church that met this criteria. Some churches had premillennialism encoded in their statement …

What’s Going on in the PRC?

I’m going to give some top level news, an observation, and then speculate on the PRC and how it may or may not fit into end times. It is speculation, just some ideas that came to mind given current events I’ve been following. So recently in the PRC, some interesting stuff: There are many other …