Growing and Flowing

Growing and Flowing

Some Christians spend more time seeking experiences than studying the Sermon on the Mount. This is because being meek and poor in spirit is not their idea of being blessed. Being blessed is to them more like lying on the floor after being “touched” by the...
Some Things are Sad Beyond Words

Some Things are Sad Beyond Words

Self-gratification and regret are separated by a heartbeat. A life lost in that short moment is irretrievable. Time is limited and that time just ran out. Likewise, becoming separated from fellowship with other Christians, soon distances a person from other Christians...
3 Reasons to Believe in a Physical Resurrection

3 Reasons to Believe in a Physical Resurrection

Most years in the Philippines, about twenty typhoons sweep across the flat, open plains of Central Luzon, destroying everything insecure, especially the many exposed and vulnerable thatched nipa palm huts high on bamboo poles. But those huts fastened to large...
The Three-in-One Throne

The Three-in-One Throne

The message the Lord gave me some time ago was on “Three Thrones.” The first throne, that of God the Creator, is described in Revelation 4:11 as “created” features twice in the worship of “four living creatures”. In front of that...
The Incredible Shrinking Problem

The Incredible Shrinking Problem

Years ago, a movie called “The Incredible Shrinking Man” drew much attention. A man began to shrink and kept on shrinking until he had to cope with creatures he had trodden on without even knowing they were there — or even that they existed. Jesus...
The Absurdity that Will Not Go Away

The Absurdity that Will Not Go Away

A church with one minister is like a stool with one leg. Yet most churches persist in appointing one minister to do the work of three and wonder why the needs of members aren’t met and the pastor is on the edge of a nervous breakdown. Some churches still believe that...

Peter E. Barfoot