It is time to resume publication of Voices Together with some modifications. The major change is that the selections will be drawn from my daily readings, both from Scripture and faith-based authors. Please feel free to contribute and question.

My current reading selection includes Where Do We Go from Here: How Tomorrow’s Prophecies Foreshadow Today’s Problems by Dr. David Jeremiah. It is an analysis of 10 prophecies and their state of fulfillment. His conclusion is that our Lord’s return is imminent.

An instructive note from the book:

"One person wrote, 'What the experience of of the church under communism, and a discerning read of the signs of the times today, that all Christians of every church should start forming these cells—-not simply to deepen their spiritual lives, but to train them in active resistance.'" (I think DJ has gotten the priorities backwards. Our spiritual lives must come first.)

"Small groups are not retreats from the rest of the world. They are gatherings that help us care for one another, study the instructions of Scripture, cope with the world, and advance with the gospel. They are biblical in nature, and they will prepare to resist the socialist army that is surely coming after us."

Yes, there are many things we can do to prepare for our witness in the end times, but one of the most precious things about studies like this is that they help keep my focus on the imminent return of my Lord and Savior and off complainants that the world is going to hell in a hand basket.