Gateway to Heaven

What a gate!   Lavish opulence  …  can be found beyond the gate. The wealthiest of the wealthiest enjoy luxurious homes and properties with sweeping dramatic views of the valley and mountain range  …  beyond the gate.  Private and…

Probably none of us have ever experienced a plague of locusts.   Most of us have never even seen locusts.  Laura Ingalls Wilder, in her writings about growing up in the American Midwest during the late 1800’s, gives us…

As we look at our gate for today, the thought comes to mind that this location would be a beautiful venue for a wedding.  In fact, this very gate has been seen strung with ribbons and wedding décor.  …

The book of Daniel opens in a scene of military conquest, as Nebuchadnezzar invades Jerusalem and carries off to Babylon both treasures and captives.  (see 2 Kings 42:1-4)   Among the captives taken away was a young teenager ……

Ezekiel lived during the same time and through the same circumstances as Jeremiah and Daniel.  All three were great prophets of God!  Yet all three had completely different ministries. Jeremiah prophesied to the people prior to their captivity.…

Trauma. Jeremiah was caught in the STORM that came because of the sin of his nation.   Jeremiah had been wholly faithful to God … yet he too suffered in the backwash of the consequences.  “Look, an army is…

As we look at our gate in today’s background photo we notice a couple of things.   First off, we see that the ground right around the gate is marshy and muddy.  Our gaze travels past the gate to…

Our background photo today looks through a gate … far down the road, into the future.  So also, the book of Isaiah is a prophetic book, which looks through the gate of “here and now” … far down…

Our background photo shows a wearisome set of stairs.  What you can’t see is that these stairs extend endlessly higher than can be seen in the photo.  Up, up, and further up … they climb!!   Exhausting! The gate…