November 29, 2018, marks the 71st anniversary of Resolution 181, the UN General Assembly Resolution that laid out plans for the partitioning of Palestine, then under British occupation rule, into two independent states. This historic resolution is largely considered to be the first domino in the decades of resulting clashes between the eventual Israeli state
In the effort of advocating for non-intervention, one is naturally confronted with many questions and concerns regarding how this philosophy would work throughout history. For Americans, that typically looks like objections to the idea of non-involvement in a number of notable world conflicts, most commonly that of World War II. It doesn’t take long in
Imagine rifling through a musty attic and stumbling across a box of old pictures and mementos. Perhaps that box contains family records that show the lineage of your ancestors. Or maybe it contains stories of heroism or great courage and perseverance. We may not have pictures or keepsakes like this from the early Biblical patriarchs, but
In previous installations of this series, we introduced the concepts of the major millennial views and millennialism as a whole; that of the nature of a thousand year reign of Christ and His saints laid out primarily in Revelation 20. In Part 1, we laid out the “progressive parallel” model of understanding the book of Revelation
In Part 1 of this series on Revelation 20 and the Millennial Kingdom, we discussed a solid foundation of terms and considerations when attempting to understand the doctrine of the Millennial Reign of Christ in eschatology and how we should understand the book of Revelation itself. We also introduced the text itself and began to dive into
This week’s events find me working in Guatemala. Many will be aware of the recent Fuego volcano eruption and the damage it caused and families that it has affected. As a result, we are working to build homes for those displaced by the eruption and to lead wellness clinics using essential oils (You can check
Film is a powerful medium. When we see powerful images, real human beings expressing emotion, speaking real words, it can convey a message that is highly impactful. Film can elicit empathy, it can open our minds to new ideas that we would not otherwise consider, and bring new life to otherwise sterile or mathematical concepts
In world history, the nineteenth century serves as the bedrock, the foundation for, so much of the intellectual and ideological landscape that defined much of the twentieth. The concept of the modern nation-state, Darwinian evolution, Marxism/Leninism, Rousseauism, Prussianism, Dispensationalism; the 1800’s set the stage for the implementation and failure, to one degree or another, of
Every subject in the intellectual sphere has its great tropes. Statistics, quotes, even legends and myths that have achieved widespread notoriety throughout the field and have entered into the world of common sense and public knowledge. This sort of knowledge also becomes especially difficult to challenge because it begins to form a sort of foundation
If you’ve ever attended Sunday School in a Protestant setting within the past few decades, or regularly attended Sunday services, you’ve likely sat through a series on the book of Revelation. And, if you’re like me, and experienced this teaching with little to no theological background or previous exposure to end times teaching, you probably