“Therefore stay alert because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have been alert and would not have let his house be broken into. Therefore you...

My favorite moments on this earth always involve two things: people and hugs. It’s as if the times when I am embraced or the times I get to embrace others are moments in which time stops and God reminds me what truly matters. I admit, I often need that reminder; I get...

Our hearts are longing for Christ to come back. Each day as we watch the news, read updates on the internet, and hear from friends, our hearts are tempted to become anxious and want the Lord’s return to speed up. But like a farmer, we must be patient with the harvest....

“I tell you, in that night there will be two people in one bed; one will be taken and the other left. There will be two women grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left.” – Luke 17:34–35 We live in a world where we do not have to look for evil. It...

It can be easy to feel discouraged and hopeless that things will ever get better. These feelings are so real and held by my Father, God. However, amid these feelings, the word that I cannot get out of my head has been hope. It has been during these present hardships...

Let’s start with the obvious: the book of Revelation is hard. And confusing. There are a lot of details we just don’t know for sure—like, who are the two witnesses that today’s verses describe? Moses and Elijah? Maybe.  The imagery in Revelation often reads like a...

When I was little, I remember one of my Sunday school teachers teaching us the story about Jesus ascending into the clouds. She shared how excited she was for Jesus to come again. The story felt other-worldly, and I can still picture felt-board Jesus as she moved Him...

I was an art leader for Vacation Bible School this year. As I made prayer journals with the kids, we discussed what it takes to have a strong relationship with someone we care about. We talked about how difficult it is to really know someone without spending time with...

Excitement. Anticipation. Expectation. Oh, how I remember, as a child, the feelings in December, as I counted down the days waiting for Christmas to come! As an adult, I confess to having lost much of that child-like wonder and awe as I continue to wait in different seasons of life. As a follower of Jesus, I am constantly learning that the journey of faith is filled with waiting—waiting on God for the Holy Spirit to speak, waiting on prayers to be answered, waiting on the Lord to fulfill His purposes, and, ultimately, waiting on Christ’s return.

The promise of Jesus, found in Revelation 22:20, “I am coming soon,” was recorded over two thousand years ago. Humanly speaking, that’s a long time to wait!

It’s not hard to see that we are living in days that look very different than they did even a few short years ago. There’s so much happening in the world that has left us with our share of questions, heaviness, tears, and confusion. And, to be real, we don’t need a...

Fall is God’s coloring book. For a short time, everything comes alive in a beautiful display. What glory! The poet Walt Whitman said it well: “Give me juicy autumnal fruit, ripe and red from the orchard.” If only we could sit on the front porch and sip pumpkin spice...

“Children, it is the last hour, and just as you heard that the antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. We know from this that it is the last hour. They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us because if they had belonged to us, they...

“Above all, understand this: In the last days blatant scoffers will come, being propelled by their own evil urges and saying, “Where is his promised return? For ever since our ancestors died, all things have continued as they were from the beginning of creation.” – 2...

I believe we all feel it. There has been a shift. The world seems out of control, and what we’ve read in the Bible concerning the last days seems to be coming true right before our eyes. Our days are a cocktail of fear, deception, and discord. As we look to the...

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