Seven Letters to Seven Churches: Laodicea

Joe | December 2, 2009

This entry is part 8 of 8 in the series Seven Letters to Seven Churches

Today we conclude the series, Seven Letters to Seven Churches.
We have looked at the first six letters to the churches of Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, and Philadelphia.
We have looked at each of these letters and churches from a contemporary, composite and chronological application as well as the way each is structured.
And so we conclude [...]

God’s Indictment of the World

Joe | October 21, 2009

The Chasm
There is a chasm between every human being and the Creator of the Universe. It’s a chasm that no one can cross over by strictly human means.
Why the chasm? What caused it? In a word, sin. The sin of Adam and Eve and all of their children (that’s you and I) caused a separation [...]

Persecution or a Great Awakening?

Joe | June 1, 2009

UPDATE 06/02/2009: Don’t think this isn’t already happening? Check this out on Huffington Post. I especially liked this quote:
“The ‘war on terror’ needs to include domestic religious.”
I ran across this video from Paul Washer.
There is much truth in it and it’s sobering. I think he’s spot on.

Are we, the Church, ready for this?
Or are we [...]

Are We Past the Point of No Return?

Joe | April 20, 2009

UPDATE 4/24/09: There is a great video post of John MacArthur called “Abandoned By God” over at Steve Laughlin’s “Revolution in the Spirit.” Check it out here.
Chuck Missler is one of my favorite Bible teachers. I know he’s not everybody’s “cup of tea,” so to speak, but I thoroughly enjoy his approach to the Bible. [...]

Friday Link Love! Episode 3

Joe | April 17, 2009

Today I resume my new weekly post for Fridays: “Friday Link Love!”
But first, I want to wish my beautiful wife a Happy Birthday today! We just celebrated our 8th anniversary. We have grown so much together and as a family. I’m blessed to call her my wife. I know that this blog would not be [...]

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Joe

I am a born-again Christian who believes the Bible to be the inspired Word of God, the final authority for faith and life, inerrant in the original writings, infallible and God-breathed. I am a husband, father and stepfather who eagerly waits for the return of Jesus, the Meshiach Nagid.