Though we are certainly not a theocracy, as we angst over the election of our next President/King we may gain some perspective by looking at historic Israel at a culturally similar time. ♦ Imagine one living in the mid 7th century BC… Read More ›
Prophecy
Habakkuk’s Question – Why?
A retrospective: an update to the very first Biblical Viewpoint post written on January 4, 2013. While evil exists and prospers and bad things happen even to good people, God is at work and in control beyond what we can… Read More ›
Armageddon. What’s the Truth?
We know it either as a cool movie about an asteroid heading toward earth or as some final epic battle supposedly prophesied in the Bible. What’s the truth about Armageddon? ♦ For a word that only appears once in the Bible… Read More ›
Christmas Dreams and Visions
The stories around the birth of Jesus are filled with supernatural dreams and visions. How do we deal with this? Did these really happen or are they all nice fairy tales? ♦ Most people welcome and celebrate Christmas even as they… Read More ›
The Fallacies of Blood Moons, Harbingers, and the Shemitah 2015
Is the world going to end or the stock market going to crash? Are we living in the Last Days? What’s all of this about Blood Moons and the Shemitah and the month of September 2015? Once again, it’s much ado… Read More ›
A Christmas Question
If we celebrate Christmas, then how is it that we really don’t believe it all. ♦ Christmas is an odd time. Everybody buys into it (literally). At least the shopping, music, pageantry, beauty, coziness and festiveness of it all. It’s wonderful… Read More ›
A Christmas Story Often Missed
Christmas is certainly a time of good tidings and cheer. But there are serious implications found in The Story, but also in a little adjunct story often overlooked. ♦ It’s the time of year when stories of homecomings, reunions and gatherings… Read More ›
Hearing God? Yeah, Right.
Can we really hear from God or do you have to be some kind of modern-day prophet? How can I really know God if it’s only a one-way conversation? ♦ It’s a question one will wonder or even ask when confronted… Read More ›
An Ambitious but Foolish King
Power is fleeting. As is fame, fortune and far-reaching influence. Here’s a story of an high-performing king who lost his way, reputation, and life. Though his name is never mentioned, he is clearly identified in prophetic Scripture. ♦ God is not… Read More ›
The Number 40 in the Bible
Numbers have symbolic meaning in the Bible. The number “40” is pervasive and connected to the fulfillment of God’s promises, not all of them positive. ♦ I have my High School 40th Reunion coming up this month. Seems like a lifetime… Read More ›
God is Not Dead
“Ultimately, the Darwinian theory of evolution is no more or less than the great cosmogenic myth of [our time].” Try dropping that bombshell statement on your secular friends or your college professor! ♦ The quote above comes from Dr. Michael Denton, molecular… Read More ›
Got Biblical Historical Context?
Context is everything. Do you really know when things happened? Have you thought through the implications of documented Bible history? ♦ Like many people I used to get the years and periods of history mixed up. When was the US Civil… Read More ›
