Desolations in Daniel: More Than an End-Times Word

When many people read the prophecies of the Book of Daniel, the word “desolation” immediately pushes their thinking toward the end of the world. The phrase “abomination of desolation” is often treated strictly as an end-times topic. But when you read Daniel closely, you realize something important: Daniel speaks of multiple desolations across history—not just one event at the end […]

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 […]

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— […]

God’s Answer

In the Book of Daniel, chapter 7, Daniel watches empires rise like monsters out of the sea. They aren’t described as dignified rulers or refined civilizations. They’re beasts. Not just animals.Something unnatural.Something unprecedented. A lion with eagle’s wings.A bear devouring.A leopard with four heads.And then a fourth beast — terrifying beyond description. Each one more […]

5 Ways to Make Sure You Never Learn Anything New from the Bible

There is a way to study the Bible for years and never actually learn anything new. Not because the Bible is shallow. But because we are. You can open it every day.Underline verses.Fill journals.Lead groups.Teach classes. And still never allow it to change your mind, confront your assumptions, or reshape your life. If your goal […]