Nahum 1:6 — “Who can stand before His indignation? Who can endure the burning of His anger? His wrath is poured out like fire And the rocks are broken up by Him.” (Nahum 1:6, NASB) The questions in this verse assume an obvious answer. No one can stand. No one can endure. …

Nahum 1:5 — “Mountains quake because of Him And the hills dissolve; Indeed the earth is upheaved by His presence, The world and all the inhabitants in it.” (Nahum 1:5, NASB) When the Lord manifests Himself on the earth, things change. Mountains quaking and hills dissolving represent the changing of the landscape. …

Care for the House of the Lord — This is part two of this series. We are using the account of King Josiah to look at ten things we need to return to in order to experience reformation. If you missed part one, you can read it here: A Reformation Blueprint (Part 1) Men of Righteous Charactermedium.com Return to Care for the House of the Lord “Now in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, the king…

Men of Righteous Character — Throughout my Christian life, I have heard church members and leaders talk a lot about two different “r” words — reformation and revival. On one hand, I have seen churches talk about revival while also trying to do something about it. On the other, the talk of reformation has been…

How God Will Accomplish the Mission of His Kingdom — This is the last post in our series. We have set a foundation in the Old Testament and looked at the inception and mission of the Kingdom of God. Now we will look at the way God will accomplish the mission and at the future of the kingdom. …

The inception and mission of the kingdom — In the last post, we got our bearings in the Old Testament. You can catch up here: Thy Kingdom Come: An Eschatology of Hope (Part 1) Getting our bearings in the Old Testamentmedium.com Today, we begin jumping into the New Testament. “Now in those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” …

About that post that’s been going around on Facebook — There is a post about Israel going around on Facebook. Every time I scroll through my news feed, I see it shared by yet another friend. As of yesterday, the post had over 50,000 shares and 3.6 million reaches. And that is only the original post itself. It has also…

Getting our bearings in the Old Testament — There are many things I can remember vividly from my upbringing. One of those things was the prominence of a certain book series on the bookshelf in our living room. The series was titled, “Left Behind.” I also remember the movies that came out based on that series. I watched…

Nahum 1:3b-4a — “In whirlwind and storm is His way, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet. He rebukes the sea and makes it dry; He dries up all the rivers.” (Nahum 1:3b-4a, NASB) I believe there is an allusion to Israel in the wilderness here. It was a pillar of fire…