July/August 2020 | VOLUME 30 | NUMBER 4 Eschatology: A Necessary and Spiritually Edifying Study God is not limited by time or space, yet He is the God of history. All of history fulfills God’s purposes and will ultimately culminate to bring Him glory. Eschatology (from Gk. eschatos, “last”) is the branch of theology that…
Ancient Ephesus Have you ever been surprised? Have you ever been rudely awakened or jolted out of sleep? Has anyone ever jumped out of a corner to scare you or has anything ever happened around you as you were driving a car that suddenly arrested your attention? This happened to me when my wife and…
Catchy campaign slogans are not a recent development. During the 1920 presidential election Ohio senator Warren G. Harding struck a popular chord with his promise that, if he were elected, America would “return to normalcy.” Following the hardships brought on by the First World War, Americans longed for the peace and prosperity they remembered. The…
Why do the nations rage, And the people plot a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying, “Let us break Their bonds in pieces And cast away Their cords from us.” He who sits in the heavens shall…
The influence of Thomas Alva Edison’s inventions on American life – and on life around the world – was so profound that when he died in October, 1931 the suggestion was made to then-president Herbert Hoover that in tribute to the inventor the entire electrical system of the United States should be turned off for…
Society embraces a rather incongruous mix of beliefs relating to the value of mankind. Evolutionary ideas simultaneously degrade the value of humans (“man is merely an evolved animal”) and elevate humans to quasidivine status (“man is god”). All such attempts are really about dismissing God from our lives while claiming self-sovereignty. Man’s view of humankind…
Our culture finds itself in an ideological civil war. Today, political forces exist who hold views against authority and traditional values of home, faith, and country. These forces promote activity that attack the very institutions on which our society rests. In the last few months we all saw the explosion of violent protests, demanding some…
“Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men! For He satisfies the longing soul, and fills the hungry soul with goodness.” – Psalm 107.8-9 Gratitude is characteristic of genuine, mature Christianity. It’s one thing to be obligated to our Creator, but…
COVID has forced innovation upon churches—even fundamental Baptist churches—and that is a good thing. There is no virtue in refusing to be innovative in carrying out the Great Commission. Yesterday’s innovations have become today’s cherished traditions. The fundamentalists of the mid-20th century were innovators. That generation of preachers that came back from World War II…
Did you get everything accomplished this past week that you wanted to accomplish? Do you have deadlines and projects looming over you for the week ahead? We all want more time. We all want to be as productive as possible. And each of us probably approaches the challenge of getting things done differently. Carson Tate,…