It’s Time to Take a Stand

It’s Time to Take a Stand

The nation state of Israel is a barometer that reveals the nearness of our Lord’s return. Politics in general do not. Neither does the world economy. Nor the appalling deterioration of Western society. Media news reports are incredibly biased against Jews in...
The Answer Could Be Closer Than You Think

The Answer Could Be Closer Than You Think

Would you recognize the answer to a prayer you just prayed if it was right in front of you? Or not see it because after praying you had “left it up to God to answer”? While fleeing for his life from his rebel son Absolom, King David prayed that the LORD would “turn...
The Pain and the Gain

The Pain and the Gain

Many years ago, I walked away from a divinely inspired project that I was unable to complete, due to the indecision of a majority. I vowed that I would never again allow myself to be in a similar situation — and I never have. I wore the emotional pain of that...
The Nobility of Self-Sacrifice

The Nobility of Self-Sacrifice

The farther away we get from understanding that in Old Testament times God required the shedding of blood for sins, the closer we get to a society in which sacrifice is seen only in the commitment of first responders, such as paramedics, fire brigades, and police...
How to Deal with Spiders

How to Deal with Spiders

I decided to paint some Poplar trees, so I searched online and located an image of some from a country town, which has along an entry road. Soon after, an advertisement for “The Best Motel” in that town appeared on my Facebook page. Another time,...
Witnessing Well in a Dying World

Witnessing Well in a Dying World

Have you ever noticed that whenever a threat of war arises in the Middle East, many Christians begin to talk of The End Time and prepare for the Second Coming of Christ? Jesus did warn that wars would be inevitable, but He also said that they would not indicate The...

Peter E. Barfoot