Two major events in the second World War happened on French beaches. One was a humiliating retreat and one was an advance with astonishing human price. In May of 1940, France was unprepared for a Nazi assault described in German as “blitzkrieg.” or “lightning war.” The idea was identified by Carl von Clausewitz and described in his book On War […]
It is interesting how much luckier someone is who spends a few hours a day practicing. The one who understands a matter finds success,and the one who trusts in the Lord will be happy. Anyone with a wise heart is called discerning,and pleasant speech increases learning. Insight is a fountain of life for its possessor,but folly is the instruction of […]
What you believe informs what you do. What you do informs the world what you believe. What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and […]
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) runs churches. There are many CCP controlled congregations in major cities in China. The CCP is not pretending to have any control over the Kingdom of Heaven, though. James 1 of England ran all the churches in Britain when he became king of England. He pulled them out from under the control of the Pope […]
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life has set you free from the law of sin and death. For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the […]
Father, please teach us to live in the amazing freedom You led Abraham into – where he had all things, but nothing had him. He had access to all things, but he was only satisfied by having You. He left everything in Ur, and found everything in Your reign over his life. Thank You.
May you be strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for all endurance and patience, with joy giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you to share in the saints’ inheritance in the light. He has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son He loves, in whom we […]
Most of our difficult situations in life have similarities to the Israeli escape from Egypt, at the point in time when the two options they thought they had were either drowning in the Gulf of Aqaba and being slaughtered by the Egyptians who were pursuing them down the wadi behind them. Frequently we seem to think we only have two […]
The word “escatology” is built from “eschata” and “logos” and means words about, or study of, the farthest or last of something. Popularly, it is teaching about “end times” of the earth. Eschata was a form of the word Jesus used to say the first would be last and the last would be first. In its “last days” form of […]
There are many hindrances to entering the Kingdom of Heaven. Hindrances can hinder, but don’t have to prevent. At this moment in time, the Kingdom of Heaven is the reign of Jesus on the earth. When Jesus is obeyed, His Kingdom has become manifest: visible. Where He is obeyed, His Kingdom has taken territory. Good works can even make submitting […]