What Demons Know that Humans Don’t

What Demons Know that Humans Don’t

The term “personal demons” is used a lot these days to describe persistent issues people wrestle with on a daily basis. This is but another example of the media rejecting the message of the Bible while stealing its terminology. (They plagiarized the term “born again”...
The Great Mystery of Godliness

The Great Mystery of Godliness

A couple of Jehovah’s Witnesses knocked on our front door a few days ago, one an older man and the other a younger one. The older training the younger from their appearance. The older man looked uneasy when I identified myself as a minister, and more so a...
“Tommy, Tommy, Tommy, Tommy Robinson!”

“Tommy, Tommy, Tommy, Tommy Robinson!”

I viewed a couple of lengthy TV interviews with Tommy Robinson. Yes, he is reactive and profane, but what struck me was what he said about Jesus Christ, the Bible, and Christianity. (Not so much the established church, but he did speak well of a...
Whatever You Do, God Knew

Whatever You Do, God Knew

A frequent statement is “How could a merciful God allow such terrible things to take place?” In order to answer it, we need to look at things from the Divine perspective – a view described by the inspired writers of the Bible as God’s “foreknowledge” Their...
How Spiritual Gifts Work Together

How Spiritual Gifts Work Together

We tend to see spiritual gifts in isolation, and number them accordingly— especially the nine gifts listed in 1 Corinthians 12. But exercising a gift can lead to the development of other gifts. Timothy’s “good warfare” involved faith and a good conscience (i Timothy...
An Open and Closed Case of Unbelief

An Open and Closed Case of Unbelief

Not surprisingly, most of us are sceptical about things that are presented as supernatural, since clever illusionists and religious charlatans have proved themselves more than willing to relieve us of our money. So what might we make of a story in which angelic...

Peter E. Barfoot