Why does everything seem to be so ugly now? Buildings, fashion, speech, even people and their faces. Let's take a look at if I'm overgeneralizing, or if there may be a biblical reason for all this ugliness. Links mentioned Why don't we build beautiful buildings any more? Further Resources Goodness, Truth, & Beauty Ligonier (Harry Reeder) In Christian theology, beauty demands to be noticed essay The Liberated Imagination: Thinking Christianly About the Arts, by Leland Ryken book Beauty and the Beholder: A Christian View of Aesthetics and Art (outline) Art and the Bible, Francis Schaeffer ..read more

In this third and final part of looking at the city of Jerusalem and the land of Israel, we'll look at the spiritual aspect of this holy city. We looked at the land itself in part 1, the geography, animals, and plants. In Part 2 we looked at the political entity that is today's Israel. Now let's see what God has in store for the city where He placed His name! Music attribution Track New York Music by https://www.fiftysounds.com Track London Music by https://www.fiftysounds.com ..read more

Jerusalem! It is the eternal city, (Psalm 46:4, Revelation 3:12) God’s city where He has set His name, (1 Kings 11:36, 2 Chronicles 12:13) and is the city in which Immanuel (Matthew 1:23) will dwell in all His glory, (Zechariah 8:3) calling it Jehovah Shammah, The Lord is There. (Ezekiel 48:35). It is the nickname He uses when he calls His people. (Zechariah 3:2). It is a place that it figures solely as the most important land, city, and people in the history of the earth. All of history is dwindling down to one focal point: Jerusalem. So let’s take a look at this incredible place. B ..read more

Before the foundation of the world, God determined in His mind and His heart to select a people for Himself to have fellowship with, to produce the Messiah through them, and for them to spread the news of a Savior to the world. (Deuteronomy 7:6). And so began the creation of worlds, and His creation of people. (Genesis 1). Read on to find out more about this amazing nation not much bigger than the US state of New Jersey! Link to the blog essay https://the-end-time.org/2024/03/21/jerusalem-part-1-the-land-israels-biodiversity-geography-wildlife-2/ Further Reading What does it mean that the Jews ..read more

How do you organize your room, spot, or nook where you study God's word? What paraphernalia and/or furniture helps you streamline your thoughts? In today's episode we look at Jonathan Edwards' study and his growth from jotting down thoughts on scraps of paper he pinned to his coat, to his customized six-sided rotating desk. I also ask what you need or use to help you when you study. Music attribution Track New York Music by https://www.fiftysounds.com Track London Music by https://www.fiftysounds.com ..read more

Let's unpack this a bit- Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature. (1 Corinthians 14:20) In the verse above, Paul is admonishing the Corinthians for over-valuing tongues (glossolalia). The church was entranced by the 'show' of tongues and interpretation of tongues. They had become unduly entranced by this next 'shiny new thing' (kind of like a mega-pastor with a fog machine or a boy with a new slingshot). Why are we so attracted to fads that come into the church? Tune in for Paul's apostolic rebuke. Link mentioned: Pastor Phil Johnson sp ..read more

There is usually a tipping point where the ministry (and usually it's a corporation) gets big and the woman who founded it needs to re-evaluate her goals and realistically decide what to do next. It has been my contention that the above named women, and others, made the wrong choice. They invested themselves in their growing ministry, which inevitably took them away from their Godly role at home and church, and they became celebrities, with all that entails, which is usually negative. Read on to find out one woman who gave it up at its tipping point, in favor of her submission to elders, home ..read more

In tweeting about transgenderism, an angry person - obviously not a believer - challenged me with this- Tune in to hear if he had a point or not! Music attribution Track New York Music by https://www.fiftysounds.com Track London Music by https://www.fiftysounds.com ..read more

There are two ways to interpret the question, what does he know about us humans, what does he know about each saint individually? Tune in to hear more! Resources: Answers in Genesis, Who is Satan? Martyn Lloyd-Jones preached about Good Angels here. LLoyd-Jones' companion sermon about the unholy angels is lost but the transcript is here: fallen-angels-sermon-transcription-lloyd-jones Grace to You: Can satan hear our thoughts? The End Time: Angels part 1 Podcast Haunted Cosmos (if you're into the weird and strange) Questions about Angels & Demons (All) Music attribution Track New York Music ..read more

Moses had communed with God already on the Mount. He'd heard His voice. He had seen the burning bush, a manifestation of God's power and sovereignty over creation. He'd been given the privilege of learning God's own name from God's own lips. He'd been told he had favor with God. So why ask to see God's glory? Is Moses being pushy? Selfish? Music attribution Track New York Music by https://www.fiftysounds.com Track London Music by https://www.fiftysounds.com ..read more