by Peter Barfoot | Dec 2, 2025 | Blog
There comes a time when a prophecy that has been filled in part is at last fulfilled. When Jesus read his Mission Statement to his people in a synagogue (Luke 4:18), he closed it after “the acceptable year of the Lord” — leaving out “the day of...
by Peter Barfoot | Dec 2, 2025 | Blog
Newsreaders end sentences that use dangling participles, such as: “The game ended in a draw between the two teams, a good result, considering.” Considering what? That neither team was good enough to win? The spiritual counterparts are...
by Peter Barfoot | Dec 2, 2025 | Blog
Western civilization in the northern hemisphere has decayed to the point where it is so weak internally that without God’s intervention, in the form of spiritual awakenings, it might not survive. Australia presents the next great opportunity to not only preserve...
by Peter Barfoot | Dec 2, 2025 | Blog
I think that Paul shook off the snake that bit him into the fire (Acts 28) because he knew: (1) that God would not have brought him through severe persecutions, mindless hatred, assassination attempts, harsh beatings, imprisonments, whippings and numerous shipwrecks...
by Peter Barfoot | Dec 2, 2025 | Blog
…You’ll Get More with a Net. Most churches focus on personal witnessing and on church altar calls, but many have overlooked the practice of fishing with nets. Hooking those who are readied through personal witness is satisfying, but casting wide nets...
by Peter Barfoot | Dec 2, 2025 | Blog
Jesus saw Zacheus well up in a tree and knew that he’d worked out ways to compensate for his lack of height. The short taxman climbed down at the Lord’s command and confessed that he was ready to put things right. Our spiritual shortcomings are more the...