Truth Encounter: The Rescue - Our Best Days Are Ahead (i Thessalonians)

Everything from burning incense to daily meditation times are the vogue. The practice of connecting with the deity is scientifically demonstrated to be just plain good for you. If the Apostle Paul were alive today, would he applaud this reemergence of devotion to religion practices?

Your son is twenty one, living in your house, and doing nothing by day and partying by night. Doesn't Christian love demand that you keep housing and feeding him?

How quickly life dreams can explode. Where can we find a life purpose that oil spills, hurricanes, accidents, or disease can't muck up? An ancient 1st Century letter gives us better support than either BP or the US government. Check it out!

One of my major reasons for rejecting Jesus Christ would be the tricks, hypocrisy, and impurity of so many who claim to proclaim Him. But before you conclude that all preachers are Elmer Gantries, investigate this 1st Century example of a missionary you can trust. 1 Thessalonians 2 challenges you with a life vision—a goal you should set for yourself in raising each of your children as individuals and how you can reach it.

Businesses spend millions to get the right "label." What did the 1st Century Thessalonian believers do that caused their entire country to be buzzing about what happened to them?

Like the dark gunk edging its way toward the beautiful marshlands of the Gulf Coast, you feel that something terrible is going to happen and you won’t be able to clean up the mess. Our feelings of imminent disaster could be an early warning system. This internal siren could save our souls.