Here is a series of bulletin articles and sermons on the book of Revelation. My prayer is that it is coherent and puts across a common-sense, consistent approach to the book. It is not as though I have a special capacity for understanding the book. However, once I became a minister, it became glaringly obvious… Read More »
The Last Of What Is Green
As I looked out my window this week, I saw a small bird hurriedly plucking off the last of the green shoots from our crepe myrtle. Summer is gone and the dry season comes on quickly. Shorter days, falling leaves, and empty nut shells left by industrious squirrels lead us toward the dark days of… Read More »
Galveston, Oh Galveston
The average temperature in Galveston, Texas is 57-degrees for the month of February. Tuesday morning it was 19, 95-percent of homes were without power, and six deaths were confirmed or being investigated as related to the weather conditions1. Unexpectedly, people were thrust into a world where the electrical power we all rely on to keep… Read More »
Death, Hades, Judgment, Heaven
Other than questions about salvation, the topic that seems to confuse people the most is, “What happens when we die?” Certainly there are things that remain unexplained: What kind of body will we have? How can God resurrect my body if it has returned to dust? Will I be aware of loved ones going to… Read More »