For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God.  First, the Christians who have died will rise from their graves.  Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up [...]

Reading through Old Testament prophecies is always a bit confusing.  Unless you are a history buff, the description of the kingdoms and impending conquests blur together, and imagery of gold, bronze, mud, statues, and trees make little sense.  To further complicate the matter, the prophets who recorded these visions were generally not given a time [...]

Do you remember your first day of school? Looking around and hoping that someone, anyone would recognize you or smile or give you a friendly nod. Anything that would give you the slightest hint that you would be accepted into the new, strange, and exciting place you have found yourself. Do you remember the first [...]

Recently I had the opportunity to travel to a little community in Michigan where I lived when I was a child.  My father was the pastor of a local church there and I have many fond memories of the time we spent there when I was eleven and twelve years old.  A quarter of a century has passed [...]

Read through Ephesians 2:11-22Ephesians 2:11-22English: Contemporary English Version (1999) – CEVUnited by Christ 11 Don’t forget that you are Gentiles. In fact, you used to be called “uncircumcised” by those who take pride in being circumcised. 12 At that time you did not know about Christ. You were foreigners to the people of Israel, and you had [...]