Eternity Before Time

Eternity Before Time

A curious skeptic asked a believer, “What was God doing before He made heaven and earth?” His friend replied, “He was preparing hell for those who pry into mysteries” (Augustine, Confessions, 11.12).   Yet the Bible does tell us about God “before” He made the...
Israel in the Bible, Not the News

Israel in the Bible, Not the News

Israel in the Bible, Not the News   There are few topics where religion and politics come together like they do in the case of Israel. Should they? Does the Bible have anything special to say about the nation of Israel that it doesn’t say about every other...
What If They Don’t Listen?

What If They Don’t Listen?

Ezekiel was a prophet of God. He lived at a dark time in Israel. When the Babylonians attacked Jerusalem in 605 B.C., Daniel and other Jews were deported to Babylon. Eight years later the Babylonians attacked Jerusalem again. This time Ezekiel and thousands of others...
Will it Survive?

Will it Survive?

Will America stand much longer? Will our way of life continue? Will our form of government remain the same? When we talk to each other and when we talk to God, these are the questions that are on our minds as Americans. But people in other countries are concerned as...
Not That Way, Lord

Not That Way, Lord

Not That Way, Lord   What if God did speak directly from heaven and answer our old question: “Why, Lord?” One Old Testament prophet kept crying out to God. He asked why evil was everywhere around him and how long God was going to tolerate it. When God answered...