by Peter Barfoot | Sep 1, 2025 | Blog
We tend to think that “a good confession” is a Christian concept, but that’s not so. The confession of a mother whose child had died of sunstroke and who had ridden her donkey to the prophet Elisha, was as good as any confession recorded elsewhere in...
by Peter Barfoot | Sep 1, 2025 | Blog
There’s no doubt that in terms of natural disasters some summers have been among Australia’s worst in recorded history, and people around the globe have had to dig themselves out of their homes in sub-zero temperatures after heavy snowstorms. What on earth is...
by Peter Barfoot | Sep 1, 2025 | Blog
The principle of Agency has been around for thousands of years, and is taken for granted. For example, real estate agents represent sellers to potential buyers; they speak for them. The first reference to Agency in the Bible is in Genesis 24, where Abraham’s...
by Peter Barfoot | Sep 1, 2025 | Blog
In Ephesians 1:19, the apostle Paul writes of “the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory.” Clearly, the God of Jesus is the Father of glory. Paul opens the letter with “the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ” and closes it with “peace…and love...
by Peter Barfoot | Sep 1, 2025 | Blog
When a 103-year-old lady was asked, “What do you think of the future?” she answered “It’s short!” How long the aged Simeon waited before he saw the promised Messiah we don’t know, but it must have been quite some time. When you’re told — even though old —...
by Peter Barfoot | Sep 1, 2025 | Blog
The spirit of Elijah” was the Spirit of God expressed through that prophet’s powerful ministry and fiery temperament. Those who saw his successor Elisha pick up and wear Elijah’s powerful mantle were probably surprised to see the same anointing...