A Proposed Third Adam

A Proposed Third Adam

The only image of God that existed in the beginning was Adam — and it was God who formed that image and breathed life into the clay form. After Adam’s sin spoiled that image, mankind further degraded it by portraying it in idolatrous forms of hand-carved...
How to Release God’s Peace

How to Release God’s Peace

Jesus said, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall inherit the eath.” I was born in 1940 and through all the years since have not seen the wars and conflicts which are currently afflicting nations worldwide.Those who believe in Jesus Christ know what...
The Power Paradox

The Power Paradox

God’s Power is strongest when we are at our weakest. One of the most intense revivals I have experienced was also the smallest. A microcosm of those I would later see, it took place on our property in Victoria and lasted less than a year. In that brief time two...
Maintaining Gold Standard Pentecostal Faith

Maintaining Gold Standard Pentecostal Faith

I write this for the diminishing number of Pentecostals who don’t think of themselves better than but do see themselves as distinct from those who are Pentecostals in name only (PINOs). I pray that the latter will return to the Gold Standard, for the good...
The One Punch Warrior

The One Punch Warrior

During my early teenage years, the local bully, who was older and much taller than me, punched me seven times, knocking me down each time. But each time I got back on my feet. A crowd gathered and many said, “Stay down”. The bully said, “Let’s...
Saul Among the Prophets

Saul Among the Prophets

Saul, the first king of Israel, was “head and shoulders above every other man” but humbly saw himself as “the least”. When sought out after being anointed by the prophet Samuel, he was found “hiding among the baggage”! (1 Samuel...

Peter E. Barfoot