We can't see the life to come as clearly as we see what's around us But Revelation provides a majestic view of what awaits the child of God In this message Pastor Lutzer considers the centrality of God above all Like the elders and angels whose praise never ceases we will worship God in His glory This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount Get yours at rtwoffer com or call us at - - - [... more]

Day and night heaven resounds with the anthem of the angels Holy holy holy is the LORD of hosts the whole earth is full of his glory Isa Today R C Sproul prompts us to remind ourselves constantly of our holy God Get the th Anniversary Edition of 'The Holiness of God' with the Digital Teaching Series for Your Gift of Any Amount https gift renewingyourmind org the-holiness-of-god Don't forget to make RenewingYourMind org your home for daily in-depth Bible study and Christian resources A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries Explore all of our podcasts https www ligonier org podcasts [... more]

In a young seamstress was thrilled to get admitted to one of New York City rsquo s most renowned fashion design schools But when Ann Cone later Ann Lowe arrived from Florida to register for classes the school director told her she wasn rsquo t welcome ldquo To be blunt Mrs Cone we didn rsquo t know that you were a Negro rdquo he said Refusing to leave she whispered a prayer Please let me stay here Please let me stay here Seeing her persistence the director let Ann stay but segregated her from the whites-only classroom whose back door [... more]

Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com Questions in this Episode Should I be concerned if my mom believes in purgatory How can I lovingly engage my friend about the false teaching he believes Does Timothy teach that no human will ever see the Father I wanted to know if we will only see Jesus and not the Father in heaven Are Elders necessary or can a pastor make all of the decisions in the church alone What do the Psalms mean being saying we should meditate on God's word day and night Today's [... more]

It rsquo s a m at an acute-care hospital A worried patient presses the call button for the fourth time in an hour The night-shift nurse answers without complaint Soon another patient is screaming crying for attention The nurse isn rsquo t surprised She requested the night shift five years ago to avoid her hospital rsquo s daytime frenzy Then the reality hit Night work often means taking on extra tasks such as lifting and turning patients by herself It also means closely monitoring patients rsquo conditions so physicians can be notified in emergencies Buoyed by close friendships with her [... more]

Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com Questions in this Episode Recently in my Bible study we have been talking about how Jesus had fulfilled the law But we are wondering about how in the Psalms we are to meditate on the law day and night What is the difference between what David is saying and what Jesus has said Do you have to be considered Catholic or Christian in order to go to heaven or can you not claim a type of religion and just believe in Jesus What makes a church mainline [... more]

During our tour of an aircraft carrier a jet fighter pilot explained that planes need a -kilometer per hour wind to take off on such a short runway To reach this steady breeze the captain turns his ship into the wind ldquo Shouldn rsquo t the wind come from the planes rsquo back rdquo I asked The pilot answered ldquo No The jets must fly into the wind That rsquo s the only way to achieve lift rdquo God called Joshua to lead His people into the ldquo winds rdquo that awaited them in the Promised Land Joshua required two [... more]

Meditation nbsp sometimes brings mysticism to mind nbsp Biblically however meditation is nbsp not nbsp merely nbsp a calming exercise It forms you to follow the path that God has for you nbsp Psalm speaks about two men two paths and two very different destinies nbsp ldquo Blessed is the man nbsp whose delight is in the law of the Lord and on his law he meditates day and night rdquo Meditation is nbsp how nbsp the Bible can nbsp renew nbsp our minds and cause us to live joyful productive lives nbsp In this message nbsp you rsquo ll [... more]

Something that sounded like firecrackers roused Joanne from sleep Glass shattered Wishing she didn rsquo t live alone she got up to see what was going on The dark streets were empty and the house seemed to be okay mdash then she saw the broken mirror Investigators found a bullet only a half-inch from the gas line If it had struck the line she probably wouldn rsquo t have made it out alive Later they discovered it was a stray bullet from nearby apartments but Joanne was afraid to be at home She prayed for peace and once the glass [... more]

In a Peanuts comic strip the very enterprising character Lucy advertised ldquo psychiatric help rdquo for five cents Linus found his way to her office and acknowledged his ldquo deep feelings of depression rdquo When he asked her what he could do about his condition Lucy rsquo s quick reply was ldquo Snap out of it Five cents please rdquo While such light-hearted entertainment brings a momentary smile the sadness and gloom that can grip us when real life happens is not that easily dismissed Feelings of hopelessness and despair are real and sometimes professional attention is needed Lucy rsquo [... more]

Day and night heaven resounds with the anthem of the angels Holy holy holy is the Lord of hosts the whole earth is full of his glory Isa Today R C Sproul prompts us to remind ourselves constantly of our holy God Get the th Anniversary Edition of 'The Holiness of God' https gift renewingyourmind org the-holiness-of-god Don't forget to make RenewingYourMind org your home for daily in-depth Bible study and Christian resources [... more]

ldquo Time went by War came in rdquo That rsquo s how Bishop Semi Nigo of the Keliko people of South Sudan described delays in his church rsquo s long struggle to get the Bible in their own language Not one word in fact had ever been printed in the Keliko language Decades earlier Bishop Nigo rsquo s grandfather had courageously started a Bible translation project but war and unrest kept halting the effort Yet despite repeated attacks on their refugee camps in northern Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo the bishop and fellow believers kept the project [... more]

Some call him the ldquo tree whisperer rdquo Tony Rinaudo is in fact World Vision Australia rsquo s tree maker He rsquo s a missionary and agronomist engaged in a -year effort to share Jesus by combating deforestation across Africa rsquo s Sahel south of the Sahara Realizing stunted ldquo shrubs rdquo were actually dormant trees Rinaudo started pruning tending and watering them His work inspired hundreds of thousands of farmers to save their failing farms by restoring nearby forests reversing soil erosion Farmers in Niger for example have doubled their crops and their income providing food for an additional [... more]

Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com Key questions answered in today's show I'm having some trouble understanding how to read the book of Job or how it bears witness to Christ Is Job actually blameless or is he a sinner that deserves God's judgment Job seems to go back and forth between how he sees himself before God Additionally I've heard it said that Job's friends are giving him bad advice Are we not to read the passages of Job's friends' words about God's character as true If you have a family that [... more]

Dr John H Munro July We believe there is a personal devil a being of great cunning and power who is the prince of this world and the god of this age We believe that he can exert vast power but only so far as God allows him to do so that he shall ultimately be cast into the lake of fire and brimstone and shall be tormented day and night forever We Believe focuses on our foundational beliefs as outlined in our Articles of Faith at calvarychurch com beliefs [... more]