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Nations Rage but God Reigns, Part 3
Psalm 2:10-12 The nations are raging. Protests have broken out across the world, raging against racial injustice. Protests have broken out across the U.S., leading 40 large cities to impose curfews to curb the violence. 62,000 National Guardsmen have been deployed, and more than 4400 people have been arrested.1 The “Antifa” (“Anti-Fascists”) are using the…
Read MoreNations Rage, But God Reigns, Part 2
Psalm 2:4-9 We began part 1 of this brief series by observing that society is in an uproar; “Why do the nations rage?” (Psalm 2:1). As we noted, “Civil unrest is brewing and the heat of this summer could easily light the fuse on the powder keg of societal problems.”1 And during these two weeks,…
Read MoreNations Rage, But God Reigns, Part 1
Psalm 2:1-3 Why are things in such an uproar? Society seems to be ripping apart at the seams. Political leaders are assuming that they have more authority than they actually possess. Armed protestors are showing up on capitol steps to demand liberty. Political conspiracies are being unmasked as the “power grabs” that they really are…
Read MoreWhen Nations Are Shaken (Part 2)
Daniel 11:21-29 How can we live in a stable, confident manner when our nation is shaken by assassinations, fraudulent leaders, diplomatic intrigue, military force and greedy political leaders who turn against their own countrymen? In Isaiah 44:6-8, the prophet introduced the Lord, the King of Israel, and His credentials: “Thus says the LORD the King…
Read MoreSeeing God’s Sovereignty in Our Suffering
“These are the times that try men’s souls…” the well-known words of poet Thomas Paine came to mind as I drove to the grocery store yesterday in my fearless quest to acquire the rare jewel of toilet paper. Never in my short lifetime has the world faced such so much uncertainty. The hopelessness, despair, and…
Read MoreA Book Review of Scott Aniol’s Citizens and Exiles
Previously I had blogged (here and here) that ministry stability and progress require unity in vision, mission, philosophy, and doctrine. I believe that Scott Aniol’s book, Citizens and Exiles, provides clear direction for bringing about such unity. Much of the disunity that can be observed in the church today (whether in conservative evangelical circles or…
Read MoreThe Ideology of Christian Nationalism and the Theology of the New Testament
Someone has observed that one sign of a nation’s moral degradation is the fact that conservatives find it increasingly difficult to parody its culture. Seth Dillon, CEO of the popular Babylon Bee, claims that nearly 100 of their news parodies designed to identify real issues through ridicule have actually come true (Fox News). In 2019,…
Read MoreThe Handwriting on the Wall
Daniel 5:1-31 Harvard professor George Santayana once wrote, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”1 Over the years, this statement has been paraphrased in a number of ways. “Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it;” “Those who do not know history’s mistakes are doomed to repeat them.”…
Read MoreBeing Bold Like Barnabas
Good Hope through Grace Acts 9:26-31 And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple. But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the…
Read MoreSix Thanksgiving Principles from President Washington’s Proclamation
Matt Recker On October 3, 1789, President George Washington issued a proclamation full of faith and wisdom, designating Thursday, November 26, 1789 as a national day of thanks for our new nation. I would like to note six thanksgiving principles from this first thanksgiving proclamation of our fledgling nation.
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