by Peter Barfoot | Feb 18, 2025 | Blog
The backpacker looked around as the drone of a heavy truck replaced the buzz of bush flies. Stepping back to the side of the dirt road, he raised his thumb. With a squeal of worn brakes and a cloud of dust, the truck rolled to a stop, its motor roaring. A...
by Peter Barfoot | Feb 18, 2025 | Blog
Never underestimate the power of a preconceived idea. What is a preconceived idea? It’s an opinion formed without facts – an opinion that closes a person’s mind as effectively as the door of a prison cell; a mental Alcatraz. Many people are...
by Peter Barfoot | Feb 18, 2025 | Blog
“No man is an island” wrote the poet, John Donne. Isolation may beckon, at times, but we do well to ignore it. Worn by strife, even the valiant David wished for the wings of a dove and a hidingplace in the wilderness. Ever felt like that? Ever wanted to...
by Peter Barfoot | Feb 18, 2025 | Blog
“What shall I give back to the Lord for all His benefits toward me?” (Psalm 116:12) An interesting question: what shall we give the One who has everything, and needs nothing? (Acts 17:25) Praise? Worship? Of course, we should offer Him these. But...
by Peter Barfoot | Feb 18, 2025 | Blog
If “the longest journey in the world begins with the first step,” as the old Chinese proverb says, then that same journey has to end with a last one. That last step is vital, for without it, the journey would have no ending; and that first step might just...
by Peter Barfoot | Feb 18, 2025 | Blog
The two most frequently used words for Time in New Testament Greek are chronos and kairos. Chronos is used to describe “clock time”—the ceaseless move of the hour, minute and second hands around the face of a watch or a clock (numerals if they’re digital). Chronos is,...