by Peter Barfoot | Jan 17, 2026 | Blog
The greatest casualty in the war against Covid-19 and its variants (not to mention the deadly jabs) may prove to be the loss of confidence by the public in their once respected government institutions. (Poll-driven party politicians long ago forfeited the trust of...
by Peter Barfoot | Jan 17, 2026 | Blog
In the face of visible danger, fear can prompt us to take defensive or evasive action – the well-known “fight or flight” reaction. But anxiety often comes through the perception of a threat that doesn’t exist. A “What if?” is a hypothetical question that arises...
by Peter Barfoot | Jan 17, 2026 | Blog
I know how to make a heap of money, I mean really big bucks! How did I make this fabulous discovery? Well, the novelist Dan Brown showed me, but at first I just didn’t get it. Maybe it was the murderous albino monk; or the dubious centerpiece of the novel centered...
by Peter Barfoot | Jan 17, 2026 | Blog
In my younger years I had a problem with waiting around for people to appear and things to happen. That was, until I spent a lot of time in the mountains of Borneo and the provinces of the Philippines, where waiting is not just likely but certain, whether it’s for an...
by Peter Barfoot | Jan 17, 2026 | Blog
Psalm 90:10 assures us that “No plague shall come near your dwelling.” Since the Day of Pentecost, “The LORD of heaven and earth dwells not in temples made with hands” (Acts 17:24) but in the body of every believer, “the temple...
by Peter Barfoot | Jan 17, 2026 | Blog
When the tribe of Judah captured Adoni-Bezek (Lord of Lightning) they did what he had done to others — they chopped off both of his thumbs and his big toes. He lost his grip on the handle of his sword and his spring for a quick start. Extreme? It sure was!...