by Peter Barfoot | Mar 20, 2026 | Blog
Paul’s second prayer in his letter from “the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ” to the Christians at Ephesus was (1) That He would grant them, out of His glorious riches, to be “strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man”; (2)...
by Peter Barfoot | Mar 20, 2026 | Blog
“Charisma is the instantaneous enablement of the Holy Spirit in the life of any believer to exercise a gift for the edification of others.” (Dr. Spiros Zodhiates) Charisma comes from the Greek word chairo which is usually translated...
by Peter Barfoot | Mar 20, 2026 | Blog
Eight years ago, while visiting an area southwest of Brisbane, I saw a small town’s future. Not in a vision but with spiritual insight. I pointed out to Lorraine a site where a future supermarket would be built and later encouraged the owner of a business to...
by Peter Barfoot | Mar 20, 2026 | Blog
Nothing is inevitable to God, who foreknew it all and factored every action and reaction by everyone into His perfect plan. After a night of prayer Jesus chose Judas, knowing that he would betray him. Judas did not have to betray him — his decision to do so was...
by Peter Barfoot | Mar 20, 2026 | Blog
They say it’s possible to live for three weeks without food but only three days without water, so we should drink a lot more than we do. Some years ago, friends took Lorraine and I to an abbey in Hampshire, UK, where from the ground a spring of clear water rose up...
by Peter Barfoot | Mar 19, 2026 | Blog
The Lord protects us when we do His work. I visited Borneo and the Philippines more than twenty times in the 80s and 90s, and the first few times before going had precautionary injections. Later, I went without them. During those visits I laid my hands on...