Luke 21:25-36 My father fought in the South Pacific during World War II. He was a part of the “island hopping” of American forces as they moved closer to the Japanese homeland. The last island he went ashore on was Okinawa, just off the southern tip of Japan. Okinawa turned out to be one of the bloodiest battles of the war. In fact, more people were killed there than all those who would lose their lives in the atomic bombings of both Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Okinawa was a very scary place to be. One night, my father pulled guard [READ MORE]

Mark 13:24-37 When Jesus spoke the words that are reported in the 13th chapter of Mark’s Gospel, he did so in response to the disciples’ burning question…”When?” When will right finally triumph over wrong? When will the things that are broken be made whole? When will peace and justice be finally established? When will God’s kingdom come? Jesus had taught these disciples to pray for the day when heaven will come to earth: “Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven…” And now the [READ MORE]