The third chapter of Second Peter concerns God’s promise of a coming new earth in which righteousness reigns. The Noahic flood was a prelude to the final meltdown of the heavens and the earth. But why has God delayed so long? The answer is found in God’s nature, in that He experiences time much differently

by Steve Smitter* Before I came to faith in Christ, God spared my life no less than 15 times. Otherwise, I would have died prematurely and gone to hell. On 13 different occasions I was arrested for various crimes I committed. I spent several years in prison. This came as no surprise to those who