The Millennium will be a time of intense work to repair the damaged infrastructure and the depleted and poisoned soil, bringing it back up to Edenic standards.

Wiping out terrorists may seem clear-headed, but our viewpoint must be based on Micah 4:1-7, which describes a time when swords will be beaten into plowshares.

God has been preparing His plan from before the foundation of the world, and life's complexity and symbiosis reveal a super-competent Designer and Planner.

God has given us clear records of what has occurred in the pass, enabling us to bind time, profiting from the past and preparing for the future.

How can a group of rag-tag upstarts with no experience—that's how the world's leaders perceive us—hope to succeed where they have utterly failed?

We need to prepare for a grim future by coming out of this world, exercising and toughening up the spiritual aspects of our lives through Basic Training.

A harvest depicts the reward of diligent management of time and resources. We have to be careful what we sow, proving our faith by concrete deeds.

Alvin Toffler described a phenomenon known as Future Shock, a stressful malady caused by an inability to adjust to rapid change and over-stimulation.

The 'change' that was promised has turned out to be national bankruptcy as we plunge into insurmountable debt, leaving us at the mercy of others.

Jumping the gun and going offside are infractions that have spiritual counterparts. We do not want to be guilty of moving before God does.

We have a special calling as the firstfruits, ultimately becoming God's very offspring, patterning and conforming our lives after Jesus Christ.

Those who call Christ 'Lord, Lord' yet fail to do what He says face ruin when disaster strikes, while those who do what He says will weather the storm.

Christians need to have a conscious plan in seeking God. Here are several essential qualities that must be included in any successful course of action.

God puts everyone in the Body as He sees fit. We should be thankful for the role God is preparing us for rather than try to leapfrog to a higher position like Helel.

As one snowflake does not cause an avalanche by itself, wisdom dictates that we cogently size up potential cause-effect relationships.

Mankind desires to see into the future to control what is to come, realizing that knowing a future outcome can take the hazard out of decision-making.

Christ's disciples are going through a rigorous training period to qualify for positions of leadership in God's Kingdom by conforming to Christ's image.

In our Christian walk, jumping the gun and going offside both translate into the same thing: doing the wrong work!

The sanctification process requires us to cooperate with God in order to produce Christian works and character, preparing us for the Kingdom of God.

We are in various stages of our wilderness journey, not knowing where our journey will take us. The turns give us opportunities to strengthen our faith.

Believing in Christ is only the first rung on the ladder of faith, placing us on par with the demons who believe and tremble, but don't do anything good.

Jesus blazed a trail, giving a pattern for qualifying (through suffering and resisting sin) for our responsibility as priests, reconnecting man and God.

Solomon counsels us to exercise diligence, work hard, plan for disruptions, obstacles, and roadblocks, spreading risk to work within this futile world.

When we are called, we are asked to count the cost and plan accordingly. We must totally give ourselves over to becoming fashioned into His image.