Maranatha - Because He came. Because He’s coming.

This has been a really good series so far - the activity of the Holy Spirit and His work in us. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 5  […]

"Theology 101: The Christian hope is not all the good things apart from this world; the Christian hope is the world apart from all the bad things." - Dr. Michael J. Svigel   "You have made them to be a kingdom      and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the  […]

My wife and I grew up and spent most of our adult lives in cessationist church cultures. And it's the church culture that we exposed our own children too. That is sad I know... We've been trying to fix that, but it takes time to unlearn that whole perspective. Here's a good article from Dr. Michael  […]

"The Holy Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God." Rom 8:16 The Holy Spirit bears witness with our spirit about many things... - ref. Book of Acts, Gospel of John chapters 14, 15, 16, and 17  […]

The Biblical worldview of the "kingdom of God" has largely been abandoned. In its place, we have much of the church functioning from a Gnostic paradigm in its religious life, and functioning in a secular paradigm in the rest of her life Gnosticism - The belief that the universe is divided  […]

As I was reading the first few chapters of Matthew this morning, I came across several statements, like the ones below, that were originally recorded in other earlier books. But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,      are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a  […]

Lost in many church cultures today is the idea that the Lord intends to establish His kingdom on earth. Mike Vlach does a pretty good job of describing and contrasting what he calls the "Spiritual Vision Model" vs the "New Creation Model" of the kingdom of God. There are very  […]

This is an interesting read. Especially for those curious about the historical development of international reserve currencies. As a result of the war in Ukraine, some dramatic shifts in the global economic order are happening. Bretton Woods I (1945) led to the establishment of the US Dollar as the  […]

If you're looking for perspective on Ukraine, I would encourage you to watch this interview between Dalton Thomas and Nikolai Boyadjiev - particularly the commentary from Nikolai. Nikolai grew up in Bulgaria and has an incredible Eastern European perspective that touches on all the satellite nations  […]

Stephen was an early convert in Jerusalem. Because the young church in this city had been experiencing considerable growth, the apostles found themselves overwhelmed with responsibilities. To overcome this, the twelve decided to appoint "seven men of good reputation" to help them with some  […]