by Peter Barfoot | Feb 18, 2025 | Blog
A parenthesis is a kind of “by the way” in brackets: an additional word, phrase or sentence inserted in a passage that is another thought. The removal of a parenthesis makes no difference to the overall meaning. Most people tend to overstate...
by Peter Barfoot | Feb 18, 2025 | Blog
After making deeply spiritual statements, Jesus sometimes added, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear”. (Matthew 11:15) There is a big difference between hearing and actually listening. Jesus spoke in parables to reveal truth to those who wanted to...
by Peter Barfoot | Feb 18, 2025 | Blog
We humans are incredibly complex, capable of endless surprises, mystifying decisions and astonishing turnarounds. Our mental gymnastics would make a champion athlete stagger! No wonder Jesus did not commit himself to those who believed only because of miracles –...
by Peter Barfoot | Feb 18, 2025 | Blog
Miracles That Changed Our World . . . And The Way We Think! The miracle that shows what can happen when what we believe, rather than what we know, determines what we do. The miracle that shows what can happen when breakthrough faith by-passes obstructive...
by Peter Barfoot | Feb 18, 2025 | Blog
I’m sure that you’ve heard it, because almost every Christian says it. I’ve said it myself. But I’ve made up my mind that I’ll stop saying it, because it annoys me when I hear it, and it annoys me even more when I say it. ...
by Peter Barfoot | Feb 18, 2025 | Blog
The man God chooses, and the man God refuses. The qualities God saw in David that his big brother lacked.(1 Samuel 16:7 & 1 Samuel 17) The man God chooses accepts challenges as soon as he surveys the scene.The man God refuses is intimidated by daily...