by Peter Barfoot | Jul 21, 2026 | Blog, Christian Worldview, Discipleship, Kingdom of God, Spiritual growth, Teaching
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.” ~ Psalm 23:6. The reality that God loves us unconditionally is often described in the Bible by one word: “MERCY”. This word is found 366 times in the...
by Peter Barfoot | Jul 21, 2026 | Blog, Christian Worldview, Faith, Kingdom of God, Spiritual growth, Teaching
Why wait for the future to come when you can live in the spirit of it now? The words of Jesus in Matthew 11:12 – “And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of God suffers violence, and the violent take it by force” are clarified in Luke 16:16 – “The...
by Peter Barfoot | Jul 21, 2026 | Blog, Christianity, Discipleship, Spiritual growth
Come with me on a short excursion in the book of Acts, from the first half of Acts 17 to the apostle Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians. Paul’s ministry in Acts is the ‘seedbed’ of the letters he later wrote to churches he founded in Asia...
by Peter Barfoot | Jul 21, 2026 | Blog, Christianity, Teaching
Hundreds of years ago, explorers believed there had to be a great continent in the Southern hemisphere. But then Dutch captain Abel Tasman discovered a southern part of it, and Captain James Cook RN the continent’s east coast. Years later, the incredibly brave...
by Peter Barfoot | Jul 14, 2026 | Blog, Christian Worldview, Teaching
There are Christians whose increasing love for the Jews as a people and for the nation of Israel is developing in them a jaundiced view of Paul the Apostle. They tend to believe that Paul’s approach to the Gentiles and influence at the Council in Jerusalem (Acts...
by Peter Barfoot | Jul 14, 2026 | Blog, Christianity, Faith, Teaching
Have you got your “Get Out of This World Safely Guarantee”? I’ve had mine for 4 years — from 1961, in fact, which was the year that I first acknowledged Jesus Christ as my Saviour and Lord and began to share my faith with others. I...