Category: Songs
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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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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 4: Jesus Already Told Us This Would Happen
Long before the apostle John received the visions recorded in Revelation, Jesus had already warned that something catastrophic was coming. It happened during the final week of His earthly ministry. Jerusalem was crowded with pilgrims preparing for Passover. The temple courts were filled with worshippers. The massive stone structures of the temple complex gleamed in…
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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 2: A World on the Brink
If we want to understand the Book of Revelation, we must step back into the world of the first century. It was a world that felt increasingly unstable. To Christians scattered across the Roman Empire, the future looked uncertain. The empire seemed unstoppable, its legions stretched across continents, and its emperors ruled with a power…
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WHY REFORMED?
A Biblical Examination Throughout this series, we have asked hard questions of other traditions. We have examined Rome.Orthodoxy.Pentecostalism.Presbyterianism.Baptists.Lutherans.Anglicans.Non-denominational churches.Universalism. If Scripture alone governs the Church, then no tradition — including our own — stands above examination. So now we ask: Why Reformed? Not as tribal allegiance.Not as intellectual pride.Not as reaction. But as conviction. 1.…
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Thankfulness in the Dark: Learning to Praise God When Life Doesn’t Make Sense
Scripture says, “Give thanks in all circumstances” (1 Thess. 5:18). That verse sounds beautiful printed on a Hobby Lobby sign, hanging above a spotless mantle full of fake pumpkins in mid-November.It sounds less beautiful when life feels like it just hit you in the chest with a cinder block. And yet — it’s still true.It’s…
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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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Why I’d Rather Sing Psalms and Hymns Than the Top 40 on K-Love
Jesus Christ is King. Let’s talk about church music — that beautiful, powerful, sometimes ear-splitting expression of worship that can either lift your soul to the throne of grace or make you feel like you’re trapped inside a Christian boy band reunion. Now, before anyone grabs their pitchfork (or tambourine), let’s admit it: contemporary worship…
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