Posts from September 2017
The Day of the Lord
When conversation among Christians focuses on the Day of the Lord, it’s usually bad news, and for good reason. There are many prophecies in the Old and New Testaments that speak of this day as darkness, destruction, consequences and judgment. Scream in terror, for the day of the Lord has arrived—the time for the Almighty to destroy (Isaiah 13:6). For this is the day of the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, a day of vengeance on his enemies (Jeremiah…
When Heroes Die
It’s difficult to watch our heroes die. People who have influenced us have a special place in our hearts and when their lives on this earth come to an end, we find ourselves feeling a bit lost. I find myself in this place as two men who have been very influential in my life have died in the past couple of months. Dennis Kinlaw is one of my spiritual heroes. Out of the thousands of sermons I have heard in…