Tag: second coming
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Armageddon, Part 4: The daily difference any of it makes
The Bible teaches that the world as we know it will come to an end. That’s what I’ve been exploring in a 4-part teaching series called Armageddon: What we know about the end of the world (and the difference it makes). So far we: got our bearings in a discussion with Dr. Brian Irwin (Part 1,…
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Armageddon, Part 3: Are there ‘signs’ that the end is coming?
The question I probably get asked the most when it comes to speculation about the end of the world is this: Do you think that the increasing environmental problems we’re experiencing and the general moral collapse in society are signs that the end is near? One of the biblical texts people sometimes cite is Matthew…
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Armageddon, Part 2: Why will the world end, and how?
If the world as we know it will end, why will it end? What’s the reason? And if it’s going to happen, how is it going to happen? These are the not-to-be-taken-lightly questions that I address in Part 2 of the teaching series I’m currently leading called Armageddon: What we know about the end of…
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Armageddon, Part 1: Getting Our Bearings with Dr Brian Irwin
There’s a lot of speculation about the end of the world. And it’s growing. Hollywood makes movies about it. People ask Siri or Google about it. Some people can’t stop talking about it. Some just scratch their heads! The Bible teaches that the world as we currently know it won’t last forever. So that’s what I’m…
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Big Hope in The Age of Melancholy [Podcast]
Psychologist Daniel Goleman describes our time as Age of Melancholy. He chronicles how depression, sadness, paralyzing listlessness, dejection, self-pity and overwhelming hopelessness plague more and more people. In 2016, a New York Times article highlighted how suicide rates are going up. Various people tried to explain it. Some said it must be due to economic…
