A fascinating piece appeared in The Wall Street Journal concerning the skill levels of new hires. Or, rather, the lack of skills, even in fields such as engineering. Firms are taking in new graduates only to discover that while they might know much, they can’t actually do anything, not even basic things that every engineer is supposed to know. … [Read more...]
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Immanuel-God With Us
Isaiah prophesied that a king would come who would reign like no other. Details of his reign are given: his birth; his ministry in ‘Galilee of the Gentiles’; his lineage, from the line of Jesse; his anointing to do God’s work. Anyone who doubts the validity of Christ’s claim to kingship needs to look back to the accuracy of Isaiah's … [Read more...]
Mary Mother of Jesus, the Messiah
God created a special sinless blood in a very special and involved manner. 800 years before Christ, the Old Testament prophet Isaiah predicted that: Therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a sign: Behold, the young woman who is unmarried and a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel (God with us) (Isaiah 7:14 … [Read more...]
Face to Face With The Suffering Servant
In her book Treasures in Dark Places, Leanna Cinquanta shares a powerful, haunting story of an encounter she had with Jesus Christ. It’s worth recounting here because she came face to face with the suffering Messiah so clearly revealed to us in the prophecy of the suffering servant described in Isaiah 53: Face-to-Face A new year had begun—1986. … [Read more...]
The Inspiring Story of A Girl Without A Country
Back in 1921, a missionary couple named David and Svea Flood went with their two-year-old son from Sweden to the heart of Africa—to what was then called the Belgian Congo. They met up with another young Scandinavian couple, the Ericksons, and the four of them sought God for direction. In those days of much tenderness and devotion and sacrifice, … [Read more...]
The Antichrist’s Kingdom… Will Be the “New Normal”
Forsake not the assembling together …as you see the day approaching. The good old days are not coming back. However, Jesus IS. His return for His Church is imminent. We are now a bit past the end of the sixth day, 6000 years since Adam was created. The rapture and the seven-year Tribulation period are imminently upon us. The New World Order’s … [Read more...]
Sinners in The Hands of an Angry God
Jonathan Edwards had written a sermon that he felt would make an impact upon his church. He promised God that he would keep an absolute fast (no water) for three days before preaching the sermon. He spent His time praying for God’s power upon the sermon. At approximately four o’clock on Sunday afternoon, two hours from ending his fast, Jonathan … [Read more...]
Jonathan Edwards-The Praying Revivalist
Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) is acknowledged to have played a role in one of America’s First Great Awakening and he experienced the first revival in 1733-1735. He is also known to be one of America’s greatest intellectuals and philosophical theologians. He wrote many books including The Life and Times of David Brainerd, which continues to be … [Read more...]