Majoring on Minors

Majoring on Minors “Surely the Lord God does nothing unless He reveals His secret counsel to His servants the prophets” (Amos 3:7). How much warning is enough? One hundred years? Two thousand years? It took Noah over 100 years to build the ark, during which time he practiced righteousness. Then the rain came. It’s been over two millennia since Jesus […]

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If Jesus Were Only a Man

If Jesus Were Only a Man Important events in human history are always accompanied by fanfare, parades, crowds, and endless media coverage. Except once. And for a seemingly insignificant event some 2,000 years ago, it is by far the MOST IMPORTANT event in all of human history—past, present, and future even without the hoopla. I’m referring, of course, to the […]

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America In The Crosshairs

America in the Crosshairs “…the Lord has a case against the inhabitants of the land because there is no faithfulness or kindness or knowledge of God in the land. There is swearing, deception, murder, stealing and adultery. They employ violence, so that bloodshed follows bloodshed. Therefore the land mourns, and everyone who lives in it languishes…My people are destroyed for […]

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Know God or No God

Know God or No God Sixty-six times In Ezekiel, in one form or another, God says, “that they will know that I am the Lord.” In my opinion, the key verse for this prophetic book is Ezekiel 26:22,23: “It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for My holy name…I will […]

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Get FAT not fatter

Get  FAT not fatter Faithfulness, Availability, and Teachable are the focus of our talk today. In the book, Christ in Men…Today, we see these character qualities in detail. This will be just a 30,000 ft. view. Can we agree that character counts? Society at large doesn’t seem to think so anymore. Signs of slippage are everywhere especially in the political […]

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Nothing to See Here

Nothing to See Here (a follow-up to last week’s post) Cover ups. Fake news. Lies. “Nothing to see here” is the common don’t-look-too-deep phrase that is intended to keep us moving. I’m still in Ezekiel and almost had to laugh at how timely God’s prophet’s message to the false prophets of his day is for the false prophets of our […]

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