Perpetual Creation
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…
How Heaven Sets Earth’s Paths Straight
The New Heavens and the New Earth might be best understood as a kind of collision between our two worlds. There will come a time when Heaven and Earth interpenetrate…
God’s Plan Is Continous
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…
All Things New
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…
Rebellion
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,…
Good Judgment
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….
Graveyard Geography
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 Fruits of the Spirit
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…
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