September 18, 2026

 

The Department of Eternal Review: Where Every Scandal is Investigated Until Everyone Forgets

Sounds like government at its best. However, a real Department of Eternal Review exists where every action is investigated, and every word is noted, and no scandal is forgotten. This is known as the Department of Rewards - the Bema Seat of Christ. It is the ultimate accounting for the Christian of the investment of his life. Please hear what I am not saying. I am not saying this is to determine if a person has eternal life. That is a free gift and is received the moment one believes in Jesus for eternal life. (John 1:12, 3:6, 5:24) The gift is eternally secure, and so are you! (John 5:24) But the Department of Eternal Review, and the reward at the Bema Seat, is to determine how Christians invested their life to serve the Lord. That will make a difference in the life to come. (Please read 2 Corinthians 5:9-10 and Romans 14:10.) The apostle Paul understood this truth and lived by it. He reminds himself and exhorts us as he writes to the Corinthians;  "Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win. And everyone who competes in the games exercises self control in all things. They then do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. Therefore I run in such a way, as not without aim; I box in such a way, as not beating the air; but I buffet by body and make it my slave, lest possibly after I have preached to others, I myself should be disqualified." I Corinthians 9:24-27                                          We play the game, but God keeps the score!                       “What will it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his Life?”  Serving Him with you Until He comes for us, Fred

September 11, 2026

Another Day That Will Live in Infamy

We all remember that day, 9/11, 25 years ago. Evil became visible. Our country was attacked, many of our people died and we and the world have never been the same since. The irony is that our attackers declared we are the great Satan. We perhaps believe the reverse. The common denominator is that Satan was and is still involved. In fact, he is behind it all. Satan has one goal in mind, delay the Messianic Rule of Christ. This involves the destruction of both the Jewish people and the global Church. The fact that there is a rise in Antisemitism and persecution of the Christian church is to state the obvious. What is so profound is how pronounced this is in America. How in the world can this be? The answer is that another world is at work. We are not alone. When Paul said in Ephesians 6, we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities and powers, he actually meant what he said! There is an unseen world* and an unseen battle** and we are in the midst of it. Spiritual warfare is both individual and institutional. It involves every Christian and impacts every country. We are commanded to pray for ourselves, the church, and our leaders. You ask why? Because, as C.S. Lewis reminds us: "Every square inch of the universe is claimed by God and counter-claimed by Satan." Serving Him with you Until He comes for us, Fred *The Unseen Realm by Michael Heiser **The Unseen Battle by Joel Muddamalle

September 4, 2026

Tsunami “Tsu” Harbor  - “Nami” wave “Harbor Wave”

Change is the only constant, and I think we are going to see some major and massive changes in the not-too-distant future. Today we are seeing a crisis of character in our leaders, both social and spiritual. The result is an ever-growing distrust in our leaders and institutions. A question of competency is also being asked and answered. In a word: Cynicism. We are also experiencing a generational changeover, a transition of tradition. We have seen the last two generations come and “are going” with their wealth and wisdom diminishing. We are discovering that both have been spent with little contribution or continuation to show for it. Of course, on the technological side we are advancing, but on the ethical and moral side we are collapsing. In a word: Pessimism. Even now, churches are closing; some are shrinking. COVID gave people a reason to stay home and “worship,” and the habit has stuck. But there are other reasons, and the church’s response has been to try to lure people back by sociology, not spirituality.  Seminaries and Bible colleges are also shrinking, merging, and closing. But what is even worse is the lack of doctrinal truth and the inculcation of theological error. In a word: Syncretism Do not hear what I am not saying. I am saying that the world has always been this way and the church has always been called to be the salt and light, the pillar of truth to preserve and present the only durable hope there has ever been to a lost and dying world. Nietzsche declared, “When the world discovers that God is dead, there will be universal madness.”  Well, Nietzsche is dead, but Jesus is alive. In a word: Optimism I’m not a prophet or the son of a prophet, but I know this: Jesus is the sure and steady anchor of my soul. Now the God of peace who brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep through the blood of the eternal covenant, even Jesus our Lord, equip you in every good thing to do His will, working in us that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever.  Amen Hebrews 13:20-21 Serving Him with you Until He comes for us,  Fred