Two eye-opening pathways to hope (one is a cheat code for life)

Two profound pathways that lead us to hope: the school of hard knocks and learning from the footsteps of those who have gone before us.

The Word of God, ever alive and active, is an unending fountain of encouragement and instruction. Today, let us turn our hearts to understanding two profound pathways that lead us to hope: the school of hard knocks and learning from the footsteps of those who have gone before us. Both are illuminated for us in the book of Romans. 1. Continue reading Two eye-opening pathways to hope (one is a cheat code for life)

Are you ready for the upward calling?

It seems like any minute we will hear the trumpet sound of the upward calling from heaven and ascend to meet the Lord in the air

It seems like any minute we will hear the trumpet sound of the upward calling from heaven and ascend to meet the Lord in the air (1 Thessalonians 4:17) because we have never before been closer to the end times than we are now. But this is a Christian rapture. Are you ready? [Jesus] said to them, “You are from Continue reading Are you ready for the upward calling?

Every epic fantasy victory is based on the Bible: David’s psalm of thanksgiving

Every epic fantasy victory is based on David's psalm of thanksgiving

Here is David’s Psalm of Thanksgiving for God delivering him out of the hands of all his enemies rewritten as an epic fantasy victory. On the jagged heights of Mount Ziph, David, the King of Bethlehem, stands, gazing into the newborn dawn. His armor, scarred from numerous battles, catches the first light of day as he raises his voice to Continue reading Every epic fantasy victory is based on the Bible: David’s psalm of thanksgiving

Jesus Revolution

Jesus Revolution

In the 1970s, young Greg Laurie (Joel Courtney) is searching for all the right things in all the wrong places: until he meets Lonnie Frisbee (Jonathan Roumie), a charismatic hippie-street-preacher. Together with Pastor Chuck Smith (Kelsey Grammer), they open the doors of Smith’s languishing church to an unexpected revival of radical and newfound love, leading to what TIME Magazine dubbed a JESUS REVOLUTION. Continue reading Jesus Revolution

The Sinner’s Prayer

The sinner's prayer

There are many variations of the sinner’s prayer: “Lord Jesus, I am a poor, lost sinner. I believe You died for me and rose again to save me. I turn from my sins and trust You alone for salvation. Come into my heart, Lord Jesus, and make me Yours forever. Amen.” —D.L. Moody “Lord, I am a sinner, unworthy of Continue reading The Sinner’s Prayer