On Minding Your Mind

On Minding Your Mind

“Mind you…” is a Welsh expression, often used as a warning to be careful, as in “Mind your head!” But it was the disciple Peter’s mind more than his head on one occasion that needed minding. Peter was shocked when Jesus spoke of his...
Exceptions to the Rule

Exceptions to the Rule

When Moses called seventy elders of Israel to prophesy outside the camp, which was laid out in the form of a square, Joshua heard that two men were prophesying inside the camp. “Moses, my lord, forbid them,” he urged. But Moses replied, “Are you...
Putting Life Into Perspective

Putting Life Into Perspective

God designed the human eye to see things in perspective. Without this ability objects would be two-dimensional. They would have height and width but no depth. We would be unable to differentiate between things up close and things distant because in size they would...
Jesus Christ:  Prophet, Priest, and King!

Jesus Christ: Prophet, Priest, and King!

1. JESUS CHRIST: PROPHET Moses’ Prophecy of a coming Prophet. (Deuteronomy 18:15,18) He would be “like Moses” (1) in ministry (1 Corinthians 10:1-11; (2) as a miracle-worker (John 6:14); and (3) as a covenant mediator. (Hebrews 8:1-6) • Identified as the Prophet by...
Why Spend So Much Time in Worship?

Why Spend So Much Time in Worship?

Why do we spend so much time in worship? Here’s why: “Oh come, and let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.” (Psalm 95:6) “Bless the Lord, I say to myself; and all that is within me, bless His holy name!” (Psalm 103:1) Worship is the...
The Personal Pronoun Paradox

The Personal Pronoun Paradox

Galatians 2:20. “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who lives, but Christ who lives in me…” But stopping there might suggest a total loss of identity; that a Christian is a kind of spiritual android. But reading on:...

Peter E. Barfoot