Misconceptions About Heaven and HellPastor Kyle Wendel“Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, acc...  Read More

HellAdam MooreOne of my favorite summertime and fall activities is to sit out in my backyard near an open bonfire. We have a yard full of trees that are constantly dropping branches so there is always an abundance of good material for making a fire. It never fails that as the fire gets red hot and the embers begin to glow that at some point my mind comes full circle to a literal place the Bible ca...  Read More

Judgment or HellCaleb Jones“Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had don...  Read More

Spared from AnguishMitchell HolmesI would like to take a moment to describe a situation for you. Imagine with me that you are driving on the freeway and suddenly ahead of you is a massive backup of vehicles. It becomes quickly apparent that there is something major going on and the freeway is backed up for miles as more and more cars are stopped by this massive traffic jam. At first, you are optim...  Read More

The Urgency of the GospelPastor Justin DeanOne thing I have always struggled with is procrastination. Science projects were always started the night before being due, homework in high school was done in the class before, and papers in college were turned in at the last possible minute. I like to think that I am not the only one who struggles with procrastinating.Naturally, we want to put off thing...  Read More

SentencingPatrick BicknellI recently saw this video of a man, some years ago, who was interviewing a celebrity from the United Kingdom whose name was Stephen Fry. In the interview the man asked him, “Suppose when you die, and everything about God is true, and you have to stand before Him one day what will you say?” He responded like this, “I guess I would say, bone cancer in children? How dare you...  Read More

Encouragement and ComfortPastor Ferdinand SandersIf I had to guess, I would assume that the book of Revelation elicits one of two responses from people sitting down to read it. I think that there is a group of people out there who chase the intrigue of reading it for its sense of supernatural mystery and overall apocalyptic feel. While others (maybe most), tend to keep Revelation “on the shelf” be...  Read More

HopeJosh Thayer“Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain. And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. Afte...  Read More

He is KingSierra CombsI recently sat on a bus with some fellow staff members, and the topic of eschatology came up. Actually, I think I was the one who brought it up because I love hearing what my brothers and sisters in Christ think about the end times! It is quite interesting that there are so many wise, God-honoring, and God-loving Christians who passionately hold different views on how it is a...  Read More

Will You Reign With Christ?William KinneySince childhood, I have always been fascinated with fictional stories of medieval times. More specifically, I enjoy the tales of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. King Arthur is excellent, but I have always been more impressed with the knights loyal to King Arthur, such as Sir Lancelot and Sir Galahad. Like most knights in those times, though ...  Read More

“Who is in Charge?”Don SchelskeWhen President Ronald Reagan was shot in 1981, the White House staff scrambled to reassure a concerned world that the U.S. government was still in business. With Vice President George H. W. Bush flying back from Texas, apparently, the staff had no clear direction as to who was in the driver’s seat.U.S. Secretary of State and retired Army General Alexander Haig walked...  Read More

Take Them CaptiveJeannie Yates“Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain. And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years w...  Read More