From this, I read again a literal truth – Jesus is the door that leads the way for those who follow Him. I do not believe that Jesus is literally saying, I am a door. The point is, from both within and without our civilization, the secular attack against moral and spiritual truth has brought us to the eve of destruction. This absence of any absolute, literal, and objective truth is unsustainable. Eventually, there becomes absolutely, literally nothing, or no one to believe or believe in. We are destroyed by nothingness.

Again, although it manifests itself as such, the deepest level of our crisis is not cultural or intellectual but spiritual. At stake are the eternal souls of men and women for whom Christ died. Some think the end is near. I am skeptical of such predictions, but I am certain of one thing: each day, each individual is nearing the end. The reality is that our civilization may last for another century, but you and I will not. We will soon stand in the light of God. We must learn to love and seek that light while there is still time so that it will be our greatest joy and not our greatest fear. It is not reputable today to speak or write about such things. That should tell us all we need to know about the spiritual health of our fearful and emotive-based age. They have eliminated everything objective and solid enough to stand on.

In 2024, Reunion Church digs in to be a refuge and respite for those tired of having nothing. Tired of lying to themselves that they have everything, and yet, having no lasting truth to believe in or solid place to sit even long enough to do something meaningful and worthwhile for someone or something other than themselves. At Reunion, we are asking ourselves the most difficult questions as well – where do we sit and where do we serve? Where do we sit and commit? Where do we finally dig in deep enough to matter? Where do we align ourselves, and with whom? When if not now, are we going to be and do the very things that God has purposed and planned for us? When, if not now, are we ever going to make a difference with our lives? When we need direction, road maps that tell us where to go and how to get there are helpful at any time. Specifically, in a time such as this, when everything under our feet seems to have shifted so significantly that many simply wandering around lost, all the old maps have been scorned, mutilated, or discarded.

Reunion Church – we have the road map – we have the Word of truth. It is both literal and absolute. It is both a light and a lamp. It is both alive and eternal. Come on, Reunion, take a seat.  Serving God and His creation together will be our highest honor and greatest joy.

2 Peter 1:3-17
His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire. For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he is blind, having forgotten that he was cleansed from his former sins. Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and election, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall. For in this way there will be richly provided for you an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”

God’s Peace to You,