Category: death
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The Sword and the Cross — Part 2
When Is War Just? There is a dangerous instinct in man. When faced with the horror of war, some rush to justify it.Others rush to condemn it entirely. But Scripture will not allow either extreme. Because while Part 1 forced us to wrestle with the reality of war…Part 2 forces us to wrestle with something…
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The Sword and the Cross — Part 1
The Problem of War There is a question that haunts every generation, whether whispered in foxholes or shouted in war rooms: Can a follower of Christ ever take part in war without betraying the Christ he follows? It is not a theoretical question. It is not reserved for philosophers in ivory towers. It is a…
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When Prophecy Fell – Part 7: The King Who Rules History
The story we have traced through this series is not merely a story about ancient wars or the collapse of a city. It is the story of prophecy fulfilled. Long before Roman legions surrounded Jerusalem, Jesus had already warned that the city and its temple would fall. Standing on the Mount of Olives, overlooking the…
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When Prophecy Fell – Part 6: Babylon the Great
The Book of Revelation introduces a mysterious and powerful symbol. A city described as Babylon the Great. She appears in dramatic imagery throughout the later chapters of the book—a wealthy and powerful city accused of corruption, violence, and persecution. Her fall is celebrated in heaven. But one question has puzzled readers for centuries. Who is…
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Beyond All Hope: Christ, the Conqueror of Death
There are moments in life when hope seems to slip through our fingers. Not the shallow kind of hope that says, “Maybe things will get better.”But the deeper kind—the kind that anchors the soul. The kind that believes God is near, that He sees, that He will act. And yet, there are seasons when even…
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When Prophecy Fell – Part 5: The War That Changed Everything
By the year AD 66, the tension that had been building in Judea for decades finally exploded. The Jewish people had endured Roman occupation for generations. Roman governors ruled the land. Roman soldiers enforced imperial authority. Roman taxes burdened the population. But resentment had been growing beneath the surface. Nationalist movements were gaining strength. Revolutionary…
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When Prophecy Fell – Part 3: The Beast and the Number 666
Few numbers in history have sparked as much speculation as 666. For generations, Christians have tried to decode it. Some have linked it to world leaders. Others have tied it to technology, barcodes, microchips, or secret conspiracies hidden beneath the surface of modern society. But the first readers of the Book of Revelation would not…
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When Prophecy Fell – Part 1: The Prophecy Everyone Puts in the Future
Few books of the Bible have captured the imagination of Christians quite like the Book of Revelation. It is filled with dragons and beasts, trumpets and bowls, cosmic battles and apocalyptic visions. For generations, believers have tried to decode its symbols, chart its timelines, and match its imagery to events unfolding in the modern world.…
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Cassius Marcellus Clay: The Abolitionist Who Would Not Back Down
When Americans picture abolitionists, we tend to imagine ink-stained fingers, polite speeches, and moral appeals made from safe distances. Cassius Marcellus Clay did not operate at a safe distance. He published abolitionist newspapers in slave territory. He carried Bowie knives into political meetings. He survived assassination attempts. He killed attackers in self-defense. And he never…
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From Narco-States to Neighborhoods: How Corruption, Open Borders, and Fentanyl Built a Pipeline of Death
Fentanyl did not become America’s deadliest drug by chance. It arrived here through a pipeline—constructed deliberately, protected politically, and tolerated culturally. That pipeline begins in corrupt, cartel-entangled regimes in South America, runs through open corridors created by failed border policy, and ends in American homes, hospitals, and cemeteries. This is not conjecture. It is consequence.…
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The Tragic Story Behind “It Is Well with My Soul”
“When peace like a river attendeth my way, when sorrows like sea billows roll…” Few lines in hymnody move the human heart quite like these. The beloved hymn “It Is Well with My Soul” was not written from a place of comfort, but from the ashes of deep sorrow. Yet it stands as one of…
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Veterans Day: The Price of Our Freedom
“Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” — John 15:13 (ESV) Every November 11th, America pauses to remember. The flags rise, the parades march, and for a few sacred hours, our divided nation seems united again—bound by gratitude for those who wore the uniform of the…
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The Wicked Propaganda of the Pro-Choice Left
“Woe to those who call evil good and good evil,who put darkness for light and light for darkness,who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!”— Isaiah 5:20 (ESV) Modern culture has mastered the art of rebranding evil as virtue. Nowhere is this clearer than in the rhetoric of the pro-choice movement. What began as…
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Forget Not All His Benefits
A Reflection on Psalm 103 Preaching to Your Own Soul “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits…” (Psalm 103:1–2) David doesn’t begin by addressing Israel. He begins with himself. This is a man who…
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What God Breaks: A Reflection on Matthew 8:5–13
Introduction: The Gift of Brokenness There is a strange paradox in the Christian life: the more we grow in faith, the more aware we become of our brokenness. For many, brokenness is seen as failure or weakness. But in the kingdom of God, brokenness is not a defect—it is the doorway. Our brokenness is the…
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“And They Laid Their Coats…”
1) The stadium and the stones Sunday afternoon, the doors opened at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, and a river of people—families with toddlers balanced on hips, college students in hoodies, retirees in flag pins, pastors in Sunday suits—flowed into the bowl of seats until the place looked like a living topography of grief…
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