It’s Not Just What You Say But How You Say It

It’s Not Just What You Say But How You Say It

In Paul’s first letter to Timothy, the apostle urges the young man not to “neglect” the gift that is in him (1 Timothy 4:14). Timothy is not by nature assertive, so Paul again urges him in his second letter. But this time Paul does so not in the...
How to Deal with the Sin that Dogs You

How to Deal with the Sin that Dogs You

By “dog” I mean the sinful predisposition ‘dog’ that may be lying in wait at your ‘doorstep’ (Genesis 4:7-8). Isaac’s love of hunting wild game linked him to his eldest son Esau, who was a skilful hunter. His other son Jacob was a...
True Confession is Good for the Soul

True Confession is Good for the Soul

The New Testament Greek word “katharos” is translated “pure” in the sixth beatitude, which in the King James Version reads “Blessed are the pure in heart.” “Katharos” refers to a purity that results from an inner...
David’s Prophetic King-Priest Role

David’s Prophetic King-Priest Role

“The tent of David” housed the Ark of the Covenant during the time the “tabernacle (tent) of Moses” was at Gibeon. What does “the tent of David” have to do with the Church? How was the Jerusalem Council in Jerusalem able to apply...
Lift That Gift!

Lift That Gift!

If you read Exodus 35:21 and 36:2, you will find the words “whose heart was stirred”. The Hebrew word means stirred “to lift up and to carry; to bring”. Not long out of Egypt, God’s people did this to furnish the tabernacle of Moses....
Are You Christianophobic?

Are You Christianophobic?

You might be but don’t know it. Here are some indicators you can use to check for possible symptoms: 1. You think of Christians as though they don’t really belong in your binge drinking, sex mad, greed driven, God denying, and hopelessly corrupt...

Peter E. Barfoot