Being White: Finding Our Place in a Multiethnic World (InterVarsity Press) is a book full of insights for White Christians who want to understand and counter racism in our country and in our world. The authors are White Christians who…
How should we as Christians respond to racism that we see in our communities, in our churches, and in ourselves? A response that will have long-lasting and transformative effects will be based upon truth and aim for nothing less than…
We are living in troubling times. In the midst of the uncertainties created by a pandemic, we are seeing unrest in our cities and on our local news in response to the death of George Floyd. Our world is suddenly…
Text: Revelation 18 Proposition: We need to be attentive to our lives to make sure that we are being faithful to Jesus in a secular world. Alternate: Are we being faithful to Jesus in the midst of a secular world?…
Text: Revelation 12:6-17 Proposition: Although the Dragon is in constant pursuit of the people of God, they conquer the Devil by the blood of the Lamb and show that they are the people of God by keeping his commandments. I.…
Sermon Notes Text: Revelation 12:1-6 Proposition: God’s saving power is greater than the power of all who oppose him, including the Devil. Alternate: We can trust in God’s saving power. I. Introduction Revelation is not just about future events. It…
In the previous post, we focused on waiting for the plague and anticipating its effects. But what about after the plague is over? On the other side of the plague and the Exodus from Egypt, the Israelites would have to…
Thinking about the Passover: Waiting for the Plague to Pass Over (part 1) Christians and Jews know that the Passover is an important celebration. On the night of the Passover, the tenth plague passes through Egypt and brings death to…
Revelation 1:9-11 says, “I, John, your brother and fellow partaker in the tribulation, kingdom, and perseverance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. I was in…
Revelation 1:9-11 says, “I, John, your brother and fellow partaker in the tribulation, kingdom, and perseverance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. I was in…