Kingdom of God

God’s Horn of Oil

A school district on the coast of Texas had a rough time achieving success on state-mandated tests for several years in a row. They were on the verge of having their accreditation pulled, and they ...

Lifted to a Higher Level

John Paul Mitchell Systems does $900 million a year in annual business. It was started by a man who sold newspapers and Christmas cards at ten to support his family, and who lived in a foster home as ...

Boiling Down the Truth

Boiling down is a culinary term. Also called reducing, it means to boil a liquid in an uncovered pot until we boil away a portion of the liquid inside. We get a thicker, more intensely flavored ...

The Vanity of Riches

Our world trains us up to desire the best it has to offer. We recognize faces on the movie screen, and we want to look like that. Beautiful mansions fill us with envy. We want our name in print, our ...

Look Unto the Lord

It depends on our eyes what we see. For cats? Everything is viewed in monochromatic shades of blue and gray. Try a fly’s eyes. You’ll get a 360 degree view of everything all at once. A tarsier ...

The Sky Ran Away with the Earth

Several years ago, a very unusual movie became a box office success. In one scene, the main character, still a child, is being picked on by the school bullies, and his friend tells him to “Run, ...

The Bear and the Morning Sun

There are bears, and then there are bears. We have the cuddly ones we tuck our children in with at night, and then there are the ones that will eat us if they can find us, so that they can fatten up ...

The White Horse and the Winepress

A white horse is the rarest beast of all. Because they are rare, they are revered in all cultures. In Greek mythology, Pegasus was a winged horse of palest white. Norse mythology portrays Odin riding ...

God’s Feast in the World’s Famine

A recent television show on home remodeling was all about a young mother rebounding from a divorce. She was determined to get back on her feet again. The designers cut a slogan out of sheet metal and ...

God’s Savings Account

Having a stash of cash is not a bad idea. Experts tell us that three months of income should be easily accessible, ready for use in any ...

The Devil’s Day of Desolation

Christ is our champion. No one in the Christian faith can doubt that. It is in the very name we name ourselves. We are known as the ones who follow Christ, literally, ...

Feasting with the King

Attend the Texas Renaissance Festival, and you can reserve a table at the King’s Feast. In Sacramento, the King of Feasts at the Sacramento Zoo will wrap you in the sounds of Hawaii as you dine on ...

The Angels of God’s Winds

Wind is one of the most destructive forces on the planet. It is also one of the most beneficial. Without the wind, smog would smother the cleanest of our cities. Wind stirs the oceans, the major ...