History
The Permanent Victory of the Cross and Resurrection
Easter time is one of the most memorable weeks of year for me, from sun-rise services, to Easter 1974 in the Holy Land, to cross walks through my hometown for the past 33 years.
A ministry friend recently asked me if he could send my 2018 Easter blog to his list of 10,000 young pastors in America. I said I’d be honored–and decided to also share it again with you.
Easter is special, world-changing, cosmos altering.
It celebrates the permanent victory of Jesus’ death and resurrection.
The 21st Century Satanic Partnership
When I wrote Leadership for the 21st Century in 1989 (which predicted the fall of the Iron Curtain before it happened), I included a chapter on competing worldviews we might face in the new millennium. I felt then that biblical faith (Christ’s Kingdom advance in the nations) would be challenged strongly by either atheism in all its forms or Islam.
One thing I never considered was that atheists and jihadists might partner together to hinder God’s redemptive work on earth. But that’s what is happening in the 2020’s.
And here’s the primary reason why:
The forces of darkness and the human ideologies that follow them want anything but Christ.
America’s First Socialists–and Why They Rejected It
Two celebrations took place recently that couldn’t be more opposite.
Socialism and Thanksgiving.
Many people applauded the election of two socialist mayors in America (New York and Seattle). Others gathered with family and friends to praise God for his blessings.
Socialism feeds on envy. Thanksgiving centers on gratefulness.
Here’s a quick primer on the two and why the Pilgrims rejected socialism.