A King in Disguise
Imagine a far-off kingdom, ruled by a tyrannical dictator. He stole the throne while the rightful king was away, and he’s terrified the people are going to rise up against…
Suffer Well
Revelation 7.1-8 Three things stick out to me in this section of the Bible (commonly called “the interlude” between the sixth and seventh seals). First—there’s a warning to the church….
Habits of the Heart Part 2
There are two main habits of the heart; renewing the mind and putting the sinful nature to death. Our mind is the control room for our behaviors. Whether consciously or…
Footnotes
Revelation 6.9-17 I wish my Bible had footnotes that matter. For example, I wish my Bible had a footnote that compared the events of the sixth seal to Jesus’ “apocalyptic…
Habits of the Heart Part 1
Christian character is the result of thousands of hours spent practicing the presence of God. It’s the cumulative effect of a million small decisions— not responding out of anger, …
Expectations?
Revelation 6.1-8 Can I ask you something? What do you honestly expect to get out of reading these visions of heavenly seals and apocalyptic horsemen? Are you one of those…
Canada Geese
Flight 1549, a regular U.S. Airways trip from LaGuardia, took off from New York at 3:26 p.m., bound for Charlotte, North Carolina. The captain, Chelsey Sullenberger III, known also as…
What Else Can We Do?
Revelation 5.8-14 What else can we do? In the midst of Revelation chapters’ 4&5 dizzying heavenly diptych, we find ourselves caught up in an intergalactic Woodstock—a worship festival for the…
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