by Peter Barfoot | Jan 9, 2026 | Blog
“Youth is wasted on the young,” they say. So is sleep, which the young seem to need more of than we who are older. I get by with about six hours most nights, and catnap when more sleep is needed. There’s just so much to do and so little time in which...
by Peter Barfoot | Jan 9, 2026 | Blog
The NT Greek word for “mystery” means “secret” and when used by the Apostle Paul refers to one long-hidden but now revealed. Paul was not a keeper of Divine secrets but rather a dispenser of those revealed to him by God for the benefit of...
by Peter Barfoot | Jan 9, 2026 | Blog
“Jesus Christ the same, yesterday and today, and forever.” (Hebrews 13:8) By “yesterday” the writer of Hebrews refers to the three-and-a-half years of ministry of Jesus on earth; and by “today” he refers to the time when the...
by Peter Barfoot | Jan 9, 2026 | Blog
While visiting an elderly couple who were with our church for a time, the husband showed me a sword that had belonged to an officer in the Japanese army. His face was dark as he spoke bitterly of things he had experienced during World War II. I asked him if he knew...
by Peter Barfoot | Jan 5, 2026 | Blog
Christ’s transfiguration (metamorphose) on the mountain was a revelation of his divine nature and also a vision of his return in glory and power. Matthew writes that Jesus was “transfigured” and Peter, James, and John saw his face shine “like the sun, and his...
by Peter Barfoot | Jan 5, 2026 | Blog
If I had Jewish ancestry, I would certainly celebrate it. I am in awe of the contribution that Jews have made in just about every field. I celebrate my Australian birth and citizenship but more my citizenship in heaven through the accomplishment of Jesus Christ in...