Hanging Around

You become like the people you hang around. It’s one of those truths that shows up everywhere in life.You see it in families.You see it in schools.You see it in churches. You see it in yourself. Because people shape us. Slowly. Quietly. Almost invisibly. The voices we listen to…the people we spend time with…the conversations […]

Start With Me

Sometimes the most powerful moment in the Bible doesn’t happen during a miracle. No fire from heaven.No sea splitting in half.No angel appearing in the night. Sometimes it happens with a man sitting quietly… Reading. That’s how Daniel 9 begins. Daniel is reading the writings of the prophet Jeremiah. Words written decades earlier. Words spoken […]

How a World Gets Ready for the Antichrist

Lessons from Antiochus IV History rarely explodes overnight. It erodes. When we study Antiochus IV Epiphanes, we are not studying the Antichrist. Daniel 8 was fulfilled in the Greek period. Antiochus (an-TIE-uh-kes) was a real ruler in a real empire who committed real atrocities. But while Daniel 8 belongs to history, Antiochus teaches us something […]

Antiochus IV and the Antichrist: Similar Spirits, Different Roles

When you read the book of Daniel, one of the most disturbing figures you encounter is Antiochus IV Epiphanes (an-TIE-uh-kes). He rises to power through intrigue, desecrates the temple, persecutes God’s people, and exalts himself in shocking ways. His actions were so severe that they left a permanent mark on Jewish history. Then, when you turn […]

Plans for ‘Ezekiel’ and ‘St. John’ Petting Zoos Suspended After Daniel Incident

The New York TimesJune 28, 2036 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Plans for two additional biblical-themed animal exhibits—Ezekiel’s Petting Zoo and St. John’s Petting Zoo—have been indefinitely suspended, city officials confirmed Wednesday, following last weekend’s widely reported incident at Daniel’s Petting Zoo that left several children injured and prompted an ongoing safety review. The proposed attractions, announced earlier this spring, were intended […]

Surpression

People want power. Not always the obvious kind.Not the throne.Not the title. Just the feeling. The feeling of being right.Of being above.Of knowing what others don’t know. So they look. And look. And look again. They scan conversations.They replay sentences.They sift through words with quiet suspicion. Because if they can find it—the flaw,the mistake,the inconsistency— […]