by Peter Barfoot | Feb 18, 2025 | Blog
There is always a Rival to God’s work: Abel’s brother Cain; Isaac’s half-brother, Ishmael; Jacob’s twin brother, Esau; all of Joseph’s brothers; David’s rival, Saul; Solomon’s rival brothers, Absolom and Adonijah;...
by Peter Barfoot | Feb 18, 2025 | Blog
Theologians have a term for what happens to a person who becomes a Christian – they call it Redemption and Lift. By that, they don’t mean the Lift that takes place when we are “crucified with Christ, buried with Him in baptism, made alive with Him,...
by Peter Barfoot | Feb 18, 2025 | Blog
In Ezekiel’s startling vision of The Valley of Dry Bones, scattered human bones reassemble at the prophet’s God-given command, and with restored flesh and skin are revived – standing up as a great army – a striking vision! The vision...
by Peter Barfoot | Feb 18, 2025 | Blog
The first nine chapters of First Chronicles are a pretty good cure for insomnia. All scripture is inspired, but page after page of the genealogy of ancient Israel doesn’t seem all that inspiring – until chapter four, where the reader’s eyes rest...
by Peter Barfoot | Feb 18, 2025 | Blog
In 1867 Christopher Sholes invented the first popular typewriter, and sold the manufacturing rights to Remington & Sons, New York Gunsmiths. Marketed by Remington in 1876, the typewriter was soon popular: Mark Twain becoming the first author to have a manuscript...
by Peter Barfoot | Feb 18, 2025 | Blog
The Bayeux Tapestry (kept in Bayeux Cathedral, France), is a 12th Century, 70m long, embroidered linen record of the Norman conquest of Britain. Among the many scenes depicted on the 50cm wide tapestry is one captioned: “Bishop Odo comforteth his men”. The...