On February 14, 2018, 17 young people were killed in a mass shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Nikolas Cruz, 19, was taken into custody. The mass shooting could have been prevented for law enforcement officers knew about Cruz and his murderous intentions. However, neither the FBI nor Broward Sheriff Scott Israel … Continue reading Why Americans Will Continue to Deliberately Kill Her Children
Thoughts on the Death of One’s Enemies
“That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.” (Acts 1:25) Many years ago, I remember being told about the sudden death of a man who, in my opinion, was an enemy of the Church of our Lord Jesus Christ. … Continue reading Thoughts on the Death of One’s Enemies
R. C. Sproul, The Death of a Saint
Finding a Familiar Face, and Forgiveness He was born on February 13, 1939. He died on December 14, 2017. He was 78 years old. Between the day of his birth, and the day of his death, Robert Charles Sproul lived a remarkable life. He was a scholar, an educator, a prolific and gifted writer, a television … Continue reading R. C. Sproul, The Death of a Saint
Glory in Life, and in Death
These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: 2 As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. 3 And this … Continue reading Glory in Life, and in Death
I Am the Resurrection
After the death of Lazarus, Jesus visited the home of Mary and Martha where He declared that He was the resurrection. “Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:” (John 11:25). The context for this statement begins with the … Continue reading I Am the Resurrection
A Place Called Heaven
“Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven” (Acts 1:11). "Come, we that love the Lord, And let our joys be known; Join in … Continue reading A Place Called Heaven
Spiritual Lessons from the Malaysian Flight MH17 Tragedy
It would take the skill of a gifted historian—or perhaps a novelist—to reconstruct the murder of the reported 295 precious souls aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 which was downed by a missile fired inside the Ukraine on July 17. The Boeing 777, en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was flying at cruising altitude—33,000 feet—when … Continue reading Spiritual Lessons from the Malaysian Flight MH17 Tragedy
