The narrative of Israel in Egypt is often portrayed this way. They were innocent victims subject to the cruelty and slavery imposed by Egyptian kings following the death of Joseph. We get that impression from these statements at the beginning of the Book of Exodus. Then a new king, who did not know […]
August 2023 (8)
Friday, August 25 2023
Geopolitical Shifting
Friday, August 25 2023.
Because of our limited historical perspective, there's a tendency to believe "what has been" will always "continue to be". For most of the last century, Western democracies have enjoyed positions of geopolitical and geoeconomic favour. Power blocs like the G7 have yielded […]
Tuesday, August 22 2023
A Sabbath rest for the people of God
Tuesday, August 22 2023.
There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God. For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His. Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest. Heb 4:9-11 I've been on both sides on the issue of the Sabbath. Historically, I believe the […]
Monday, August 21 2023
How the enemy operates
Monday, August 21 2023.
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Eph 6:12 Satan would love to have us operate from a position of ignorance or denial of […]
Monday, August 14 2023
The Assyrian
Monday, August 14 2023.
Ezekiel 38 and 39 offer one of the most detailed descriptions of Israel's "last days" adversary - Gog. These two chapters describe what I believe are two separate invasions of Israel. One describing the invasion at the end of this age. The other describing a final invasion at the end of […]
Friday, August 11 2023
Confessions of a Maranatha Pastor
Friday, August 11 2023.
“In the beginning the church was a fellowship of men and women centering on the living Christ. Then the church moved to Greece, where it became a philosophy. Then it moved to Rome, where it became an institution. Next, it moved to Europe, where it became a culture. And, finally, it moved to […]
Kingdom Now?
Friday, August 11 2023.
It's like sandpaper to the soul when I hear statements from the pulpit that emphasise a "Kingdom-Now" theology. Especially when these statements come from teachers within denominations that have doctrinally identified as premillennial. A belief that the "Kingdom of God" is here […]
Tuesday, August 8 2023
A smooth path?
Tuesday, August 8 2023.
Reality check. A smooth path in this life, though desirable, is unrealistic, improbable. In the world you will have tribulation. John 16:33 David, through adversity, learned to walk "through the valley of the shadow of death" - Psalm 23:4 But know this: Many are the afflictions of the […]
