The movie-going crowd exuded electricity. My wife and I sat in a rather packed theater, awaiting the start of a recently-released movie which was quickly gaining popularity. All the while, we watched the animated interaction of those around us and innocently could not help but catch snippets of conversations that pervaded the room. All of a sudden, …
F.O.M.O. Fear of Missing Out. I have suffered from something akin to FOMO most of my life. The term – or more appropriately, the fear – is an old one. In recent years it has taken on new vitality with the increased capability of the internet. It is most often associated with a rather obsessive use of social …
It is not enough that we know of Christ. It is not enough that we know about Christ. It is not enough that Christ is important to us. It is not even enough that Christ is our Savior. It is vital, however, that Christ is preeminent in our lives. He must be LORD. It was …
2 Samuel 22:22-24 (King David speaking) For I have kept the ways of the Lord and have not wickedly departed from my God. For all his rules were before me, and from his statutes I did not turn aside. I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from guilt. What?! Is King David deluded? Isn’t …
There’s a reckonin’ a’comin’! Mature Christians know this to be true. In the End, God will hold all of creation accountable. “And I saw a great white throne and the one sitting on it. The earth and sky fled from his presence, but they found no place to hide. I saw the dead, both great …