Tag Archives: Eschatology

Are things getting better or worse?

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Mel Wild

Or should I say, are things getting worse…or better? As we enter another new year I would like us to ponder our assumptions about the time we’re living in.

Posted in Heaven on earth, Reformation, Sonship, The Shift | Tagged Christianity, Eschatology, Good News, New Year, Religion and Spirituality | 16 Comments

Why I don’t focus on eschatology

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Mel Wild

Eschatology is the study of the end times. It’s a worthy study and we should all understand what the Bible says about it. But it’s also the source of more divisiveness and fear-based theology than just about any other subject. … Continue reading →

Posted in Doctrine | Tagged Christianity, End Times, Eschatology, Left Behind, Nicene Creed | 23 Comments

Why we should leave “Left Behind” behind

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Mel Wild

Okay, I’ve sat on this post for about a month now since the Nicolas Cage movie, “Left Behind” came out. Although it’s not my intent to offend, I know I do run that risk with some of you. You are … Continue reading →

Posted in Doctrine, Faith, The Shift | Tagged Christian Futurism, Christianity, Eschatology, Jesus, Left Behind, orphan Christianity, Preterism, rapture | 29 Comments

This thing called hope

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Mel Wild

The thing about faith and hope is that they look in opposite directions. Faith looks backward, hope looks forward. Faith has its anchor in the past–Jesus’ finished work on the cross. We have forgiveness, healing, and freedom from our sin … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, Grace, Heaven on earth | Tagged Blessed hope, Christianity, Eschatology, Holy Spirit, Hope, Hope of the nations, Jesus, Resurrection | 5 Comments

Did God save us from this earth or for it?

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Mel Wild

I want to talk about some popular evangelical mythology today by asking some thought-provoking questions. Did God create man so that he could escape this wicked world and “fly away” to an invisible heaven forever? Or did He have a … Continue reading →

Posted in Heaven on earth, Sonship, Theology | Tagged Christianity, Eschatology, God's eternal purpose, Intimacy with God, Kingdom of Heaven, Love of God, orphan Christianity, rapture | 8 Comments

Stunned by Kris Vallotton’s post…

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Mel Wild

Originally posted on Disrupting Culture:
On Saturday, March 22nd, Kris Vallotton posted on Facebook: “Wow- I love Kim [Clement]. I think he is an amazing prophet. I simply do not agree with the word he has supposedly shared about Putin.…

Posted in Re-blog | Tagged Christianity, Eschatology, Jonathan Welton, Kris Vallotton, Prophetic | Leave a comment

Where is our home?

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Mel Wild

I would like to continue looking at what it means to be home. Which leads me to the question, where is our home? And are we “there” now? And, with all due respect to Billy Graham (he deserves a lot!), what should … Continue reading →

Posted in Heaven on earth, Quotes, Sonship, Theology | Tagged Christianity, Eschatology, Evangelism, Frank Viola, Love of God, Reformation | 14 Comments

Actually, this world is my home

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Mel Wild

“This world is not my home.” We like to write and sing songs about it. A hearty “amen!” is elicited whenever these sentiments are shared. We can’t wait to leave it all and be with Jesus. It’s seen like some rite of passage into … Continue reading →