Posts with the tag “the-book-of-revelation”

There is a kind of spiritual danger that does not announce itself with alarm bells. It does not arrive through persecution or open hostility. It creeps in quietly, settling over a congregation like a slow fog, until the warmth of genuine faith has been replaced by something far more troubling — indifference. This is the warning at the heart of Christ's message to the church of Laodicea, recorded i...  Read More

There is a question that most of us would rather not sit with too long. It is uncomfortable, even unsettling. But it is one of the most important questions a person of faith can ask themselves: Am I truly alive in Christ, or am I simply going through the motions?In Revelation 3, God delivers two very different messages to two very different churches — the church at Sardis and the church at Philade...  Read More

In a world that rarely slows down long enough to say "well done," it matters to know that God sees faithful service. He is not an indifferent observer.  Read More