The biblical narrative ends with God in the midst of God’s people, perpetuating Creation in love, grace, and peace. You get to participate with God for eternity simply by beginning…

In the end, we’re treated to a life of remarkable continuity between what happens now and what will happen then, between what happens here and what will happen there, and…

Boredom and hopelessness both stem from the same error: mistaking God for One who makes “all new things” instead of “making all things new.”   But once we understand Christ’s…

In Genesis 3 we read of Adam and Eve rebelling against God for the first time. Of course, many lament the actions of Adam and Eve; but, if we’re honest,…

Christ will come to judge the world. Now, this idea of a coming judgment might sound harsh at first, but consider throughout the scriptures that judgment is a good thing….

When Paul, in particular, writes about the Second Coming, we must keep in mind that he is a First Century Jew living in the midst of the Roman Empire. As…

The word used to describe the Holy Spirit in biblical Greek is the word paraclete, which means advocate—one who pleads a client’s case before a court. The Spirit is our…

It never seems inappropriate to remind ourselves how wrong everyone was about the first coming of the Messiah. The Jews expected a conquering king, a vehement prophet, and a priest…

God has entrusted us with the mandate to cultivate and develop the Earth. The trick is to see how our work now not only recalls the work God mandated in…

As we are called to “fill the Earth and subdue it” we must acknowledge that our rule has certain requirements. We are to develop the world. We are to help…

Too often people think both our human origin and our destination are milquetoast, namby-pamby watercolors of dandelion-skipping and harp-playing. But these Pollyanna depictions miss out on what the Bible actually…