Inspection

I recently had my car inspected. The inspector checks things like the lights, the reflectors and the brakes. He also checks things like the horn, the tires and the wipers. There are standards for each item inspected. Now these things are the driver’s responsibility to maintain. Unfortunately, when it comes to vehicles, we usually just hop in our cars and drive off. That is why the state makes this annual inspection mandatory for all vehicles. It hopes to cut down on the number of unsafe vehicles on the road. Our lives are a bit like that. We go through our daily routines...

The Beginning Is Near

We see them in comic strips and in the movies. Bearded men wearing robes and carrying signs that proclaiming “The End Is Near”. Whether it is or not is a matter of speculation. The problem with this message is twofold. First, scripture is very clear on who really knows when the end will occur. Matthew 24:36 (NET) - But as for that day and hour no one knows it—not even the angels in heaven—except the Father alone. Second, not many will take this message seriously. Day after day, channel after channel offer up programming about the coming end. They warn us about climate...