An Evil and Adulterous Generation

Matthew 12:38-39 says, “Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying, ‘Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.’ But He answered and said to them, ‘An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.’” Just as the […]

The Necessity of the Cross

On the road to Emmaus, Jesus explained to two disciples that the crucifixion of the Christ was not an unexpected problem, it was something that “ought” to have happened (Luke 24:25-26). Among many other elements about the cross that we need to think about more carefully, we need to understand more deeply that our salvation […]

“Forbidden Fruit Rots!”

I had a very heart-breaking conversation with a friend recently. It involved this person’s grown child and how the child had walked away from God and seems to have no interest in doing what the Lord says. This person has walked away from godly upbringing and respect for God to live a life of sin. […]

Natural Disasters and the Second Coming

With hurricane season starting, I thought I would revisit an article written a few years ago by Pat Robertson. He observed that earthquakes and hurricanes are “starting to hit with amazing regularity.” He said we “might be” in the “end times” described in the Bible. He noted, “If you read back in the Bible, the […]