Tag: second coming

Back in 1980, a study known as the Dartmouth Scar Experiment proved how a person's expectations informed his perceived reality. Several studies done afterward yielded the same results. Simply put, people who believe they have some sort of deficiency that would cause others to mistreat them ultimately end up feeling…

We Christians often talk about the rapture of the Church (the Bible refers to it as 'meeting Jesus in the air') and the second coming of Christ. We talk about these things because we know they are real, genuine events promised by God at some point in the future. The…

Imagine walking with Jesus as one of his disciples, traveling from city to city as he preaches the gospel. Hundreds – if not thousands – come out to see him at every stop. They are looking for miracles; they are looking for free food; they might even be looking for…

In the 1st Back to the Future film, the principle at Marty's school, Mr. Strickland, had a habit of calling students he wasn't fond of slackers. He called Marty a slacker for being routinely late for school. I was thinking about that while I was studying for today's lesson and…

Many years ago, Ellen and I watched a TV documentary on the lost city of Atlantis. Explorers have been searching for this city for centuries. Apparently, it sank somewhere in the Atlantic after being overcome by waves and massive flooding. Was it real? Did it really exist? No one knows.…