Christian Spiritual Group Dynamics

Christian Spiritual Group Dynamics

Spiritual group dynamics take place when the dynamic power of the Spirit of God falls unexpectedly on a waiting group of believers! In the New Testament, the Pentecost event (Acts 2:1-18) was a group dynamic of the first order, which set a precedent for further...
What “In My Name” Means

What “In My Name” Means

The Lord Jesus said: “For where two or three are gathered together IN MY NAME…” (Matthew 18:20) Not that he would come to them but that he would be present with them in his name. Paul the Apostle: “…IN THE NAME of our LORD JESUS...
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...

Peter E. Barfoot