After Marti surprised me with her tribute on my birthday, I thought it would be good to tell you what this watchman sees from the tower. There is plenty of bad news to report out there, but in the end, where does that get us? Besides telling us that we are getting nearer the end, there is not a lot we can do about the bad news. We are not here to make the bad news better, but to step up our efforts to spread the good news while there still is time.
I am personally not in favor of the popular Christian notion that we should be excited about the end times because that means the Lord is coming back soon to rescue us from this mess. No, I believe we need to opt for the Lord’s attitude about this as expressed by Peter in 2 Peter 3:9, “The Lord is not slow about His promise [to return], as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not willing for any to perish, but for all to come to repentance.”
Two guys are walking down a road. One says to the other, “Can you believe what’s been going on in town this weekend?
All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper
