Two Things that Make Me Wince

Two Things that Make Me Wince

I wince when I hear Christians say, “What goes around comes around.” Many people say this, but Christians should not because its origin is Zen Buddhism. Christians should say: “Whatever you sow you will reap” because its origin is the Bible....
When the Rot Set In

When the Rot Set In

“If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?” (Psalm 11:3) The undermining of Western society began in the 1960s, with the Beatles, who introduced their Indian gurus to the West, and developed through the ’70s with LSD, Aquarius,...
The Early Battles May Not Be the Biggest

The Early Battles May Not Be the Biggest

The anointed David’s early years were spent running from King Saul while trying to stay alive. Keeping his spirit sweet was also a big challenge. His top three generals were nephews who were loyal to a fault and could outfight anyone. The first twenty...
Message Received and Understood

Message Received and Understood

Early one morning, while “putting my case” to the Lord about His apparent lack of interest in a matter, the inner voice of the Holy Spirit brought to my mind the heroes listed in Hebrews, chapter 11, who, “having obtained a good report through faith,...
The Carpenter Who Made Well

The Carpenter Who Made Well

“The sun arises and goes down and hastens to the place where it arose. The wind goes toward the south and turns about to the north; it whirls about continually and returns again to its circuits. All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full. They...
We Don’t Produce Faith – It’s God Given!

We Don’t Produce Faith – It’s God Given!

The electricity that provides us with light and power is generated by power stations. Not to use it would be unthinkable. Not to use the faith of God has provided would be even more so. Like washing clothes in a wood-heated copper, as did our great grandparents. Or...

Peter E. Barfoot