Messiah – Page 3 – Why Seek the Living Among the Dead?

One Who Shall Arise to Rule Over the Nations

By Joel Halcomb October 14, 2022Christianity and Politics, Scripture

I recently read an article by Russell Moore entitled "Christian Nationalism Cannot Save the World." In this article, Moore offers the following definition for Christian nationalism: "the use of Christian…

Letters to the Church

By Joel Halcomb July 29, 2022Faith and Works, Scripture, The Coming Kingdom of God

The ancient Jews believed that their God was the creator of all the earth. So even though the world was full of evil and injustice, they never wavered in their…

The Final Judgment

By Joel Halcomb July 22, 2022Faith and Works, Scripture

For over a thousand years, God made it very clear to the people of Israel that those who do what is right will ultimately find life and blessing while those…

The King of the Psalms

By Joel Halcomb July 15, 2022Scripture

The book of Psalms is one of the most beloved portions of the scriptures, no doubt because these works resonate so deeply with the human condition. For thousands of years,…

He Who Is Coming

By Joel Halcomb May 27, 2022Scripture, The Coming Kingdom of God

Dwight Moody was one of the great evangelists of the 19th century. Born in 1837 in Northfield, Massachusetts, Moody left the family farm at 17 years of age and began…

A New Hope

By Joel Halcomb April 2, 2022Jeremiah, Scripture

On May 25, 1977, the movie Star Wars was released. Written and directed by George Lucas, Star Wars is an imaginative tale which transpired "a long time ago" in a…

This Is My Prayer

By Joel Halcomb March 11, 2022Faith and Works, Scripture

"And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may able to discern what is best and…

The Ultimate Power Struggle

By Joel Halcomb December 17, 2021Christianity and Politics

We learned in last week's blog that Christmas is all about the confluence of religion and politics. Christmas is of course religious in that it's a part of the unfolding…

Talking Politics at Christmas Dinner

By Joel Halcomb December 10, 2021Christianity and Politics

There is an old adage which says that when you're in polite company there are two subjects which should be avoided at all costs - religion and politics. The reason…

The Righteousness of God

By Joel Halcomb September 24, 2021Faith and Works

We are finally at the point where we are prepared to directly examine those spectacular passages of the Bible where the Apostle Paul writes about justification "by faith, not by…