Watching & Waiting

The Times Through Scripture's Lens

We do not interpret the Bible by the news. We interpret the news by the Bible. Here we look at what is happening in the world — and what God's Word tells us about the days ahead.

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When the Sign on the Door Says 2026

The Strait of Hormuz is on fire. The headlines look prophetic. But the believer's calling has not changed — watch, pray, and walk in the light while it is still day.

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Why We Don't Set Dates — But We Still Read the Signs

Date-setters embarrass the church. Sleepers shame her. There is a third way — the way of the watchman who reads the signs of the times without claiming the calendar.

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Israel After the War: A Nation Surrounded, A Promise Unbroken

Iran is wounded. Hezbollah is hunting. Antisemitism is climbing in cities that swore it never would. And in the middle stands one small nation — hated, hunted, and held by the God of Abraham.

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The Olive Tree You Were Grafted Into

If you are a Gentile believer in Jesus, you are not the root. You are the branch. Romans 11 tells you how you got there — and the humility you owe the tree that received you.

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The Quiet Revival: What the Numbers Are Saying

Five thousand students at one arena. Sixteen hundred decisions for Christ in one night. Sixty-six percent of American adults professing commitment to Jesus. Something is moving. Discernment is required.

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Standing When the Crowd Bows Down

Three young men in Babylon refused to bow to a statue. The story has aged well. We will need its courage now — and the same God they trusted, who has not changed at all.

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388 Million: The Number the World Won't Tell You

Open Doors counted 388 million Christians under high-level persecution in 2026 — a record. Nearly five thousand killed for their faith. Most in places we cannot pronounce. They are our family.

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The Seed Is the Blood

Tertullian wrote it in the second century: the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church. Two thousand years of history have proven him right.

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Awakening on the Quad

Five thousand students at UCF. Sixteen hundred decisions for Christ in one night. The generation everyone gave up on may be the generation God was waiting for.

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The God of Our Fathers — and the Country That Forgot Him

America turns 250 next year. Most of the country has forgotten the God the founders prayed to. He has not forgotten us. The road back is the road it has always been.

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When the Headlines Shake, Hope Holds

Wars. Persecution. Cultural free-fall. The headlines this year are heavy. And in the middle of all of it, the hope of the believer holds — because of what was settled at an empty tomb two thousand years ago.

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What Awaits — A Letter About Heaven for the Weary Believer

There is a country you have never seen, waiting for you since before you were born. The world is loud enough to drown it out. Be quiet, for a moment. Listen to the sound of home.

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Look up — your redemption draws near.

"When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near." — Luke 21:28