Timothy Talks: Why Jesus Isn’t Here Yet
In 2 Peter 3, Peter reveals why Jesus hasn’t showed up yet the second time. What is God’s plan behind this? And what does it mean that we are living in one of the ‘bookend ages’ of the world?
How to Use Earthly Joy and Sorrow
1 Corinthians 7 contains principles for marriage and advice for unmarried and widowed people. Yet hidden in this chapter is an astonishing mindset for every Christian. This passage teaches us how to live in the world, and how to interact…
The Soundtrack of the Second Coming
Almost the first mention of ‘The Day of the LORD’ comes from Isaiah 13:9: “Behold, the day of the LORD comes, cruel, with wrath and fierce anger, to make the land a desolation and to destroy its sinners from it.”…
They Desire A Better Country
Jesus described the last times as a scene of “people fainting with fear and with foreboding of what is coming on the world.”[1] Recent events seem to confirm this: terrorism in France, unrest in Turkey, and murder in America are…
Hudson Taylor on Minimalism
“About this time a friend drew my attention to the question of the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and gave me a list of passages bearing upon it, without note or comment, advising me to ponder the subject. For…
Rethinking Revelation (Part Two)
Eight Challenges for Traditional Perspectives (Part Two) Welcome back to ‘Rethinking Revelation.’ If you missed part one, be sure to click here to access the first half of this paper. #5 – Revelation is meant to be understood in a…
Rethinking Revelation (Part One)
Eight Challenges for Traditional Perspectives (Part One) When I came to the book of Revelation, I didn’t even try to study it. In place of the careful, word-by-word or phrase-by-phrase exegesis that I enjoy, I simply read through the book…