Kingdom of God

Jesus in Focus

Ask a young girl to describe her father, and her description will be seen through the lens of love. She may tell of the thickness of his hair or the strength of his arms. Her words may describe how ...

God’s Glass Menagerie

Some scientists argue that glass is really a fluid, although one that flows very slowly at ambient temperatures. They substantiate their claim by taking the measurements of millennia-old cathedral ...

Firewall Breach

In the cyber world, computer systems speak to one another in data streams that flash across the continent in the blink of an eye. They make financial transactions, carry love letters, and even paint ...

Golden Honey from Our Fingertips

Pooh Bear is an amazing literary construct. He is only a stuffed animal, soon to be abandoned by his owner. Yet in the stories that have become famous down through the years, he has become loved by a ...

Judge Judy

Judge Judy has become an icon on television. Sharp witted and highly knowledgeable, Judge Judith Sheindlin is a master at cutting to the core of disputants’ complaints, flaying them to the bone ...

Stolen Copyrights

In the publishing world, what a person creates belongs to him or her wholly and with no reservations. Come up with an idea for a new character? It’s yours and cannot be legally used by anyone else. ...

Our FURNACE God

Our God is a loving god. However, he is also God, and his ways are higher than ours. There are times he needs to exert his might so that humanity will remember that he is God. His FURNACE of creation ...

A Rotten Deal

Our society is always on the lookout for a “deal.” We want the best price on that new car. We bargain for the best interest rates. And if there is a sale? We throw all our responsibilities aside ...

Our VIVID God

Life keeps us so busy that sometimes we forget to keep God first place in our lives. Other things crowd our attention, and God seems to fade into the ...

Our FOG God

As the weather changes from summer to winter, the dry air from the poles begins to sweep down over the humid air from the Equator. This abrupt meeting of dry versus moist condenses the water vapor in ...

Because I Said So

How many times have we heard a parent call out in frustration, “Because I said so!” Those words say something about the power differences between the parent and child. One has all the power, and ...

Covenant God

Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines a covenant as a formal, solemn, and binding agreement. What does that mean to ...

Primed for Our Season of Victory

A good coach doesn’t take green players and throw them at an opposing team. He puts them through workouts, making sure the practice plays are tougher than the players will ever battle in a real ...