Why We Do Not Fear

Why We Do Not Fear

Fear is a powerful force that works in us through things working outside us. One of the worst is fear of the unknown, which can be intrusive unless countered with faith. “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble,” wrote the psalmist. “So we will...
The Seven Thunders

The Seven Thunders

I’ve heard God’s voice speak in a whisper, telling me which nation I should go to and when. I’ve also heard it as an order, softly spoken, but with authority that would be the envy of any drill sergeant. At various times I have been corrected, persuaded and encouraged...
Some Things are Simply Wrong!

Some Things are Simply Wrong!

You shall not boil a baby goat in its mother’s milk.” (Exodus 23:19) The ability that made a business what it was has nothing in common with an outside company takeover that plans to sacrifice it. Some things are just inappropriate, but some things...
The Invisible Cameraman

The Invisible Cameraman

An adventurer parachutes out of an aircraft, or leaps over a gap, or jumps into a raging river … and we see it from below, or from the far side, or from alongside him in the raging river. Wherever he goes the cameraman is there already. Yes, the adventurer is a...
How to Conquer Condemnation

How to Conquer Condemnation

God’s desire is not that we should just cope with condemnation but rather that we should conquer and eliminate it. We know that in dying for our sins on the Cross, Jesus redeemed us. The condemnation that many cope with relates to the sins they commit as...
Seven Welcome Beatitude in Revelation

Seven Welcome Beatitude in Revelation

The English word “revelation” is translated from the Ancient Greek word “apokalypsis”, which these days conveys post-civilisation chaotic disorder. But its real meaning is “an unveiling” (in the Book of Revelation, the unveiling of Jesus in world affairs). ...

Peter E. Barfoot