by Peter Barfoot | Oct 14, 2026 | Blog, Christian testimony, Christianity, Spiritual growth, Teaching
When Peter entered the tomb of the risen Jesus, he saw the linen graveclothes in the place where the body of Jesus had lain for three days. He saw also the cloth that had covered his Lord’s face, folded and laid separately. Who folded the facecloth? Angels? Jesus?...
by Peter Barfoot | Oct 9, 2026 | Blog, Christian testimony, Christian Worldview, Spiritual growth
Christians live spontaneously in the Spirit, not in loveless legalism. (Romans 8:2-4) The cause of much church friction is religious legalism, and joy is almost always its first casualty. A well-known preacher from the USA once told me that he didn’t realize he had...
by Peter Barfoot | Sep 8, 2026 | Blog, Christian testimony, Christianity, Faith Healing, Prayer, Salvation, Teaching
This morning, while waiting for Lorraine in a local shopping centre, I had the opportunity to pray for a lady with a hip problem who had walked stiffly and sat near me on a padded, circular seat. Her pain had been apparent in her stilted walk, so after a moment or...
by Peter Barfoot | Sep 1, 2026 | Blog, Christian testimony, Christianity, Faith Healing, Salvation, Teaching
Adam and Eve were God-conscious until they sinned. Then they became self-conscious. Not only that but also self-aware, self-interested, self-centered. Believe in Jesus, and God will give you a new self, one that wants what God desires and enables you to do His will as...
by Peter Barfoot | Sep 1, 2026 | Christian testimony, Christianity, Faith, Family, Salvation, Teaching
My paternal grandfather was an Anzac who fought in World War One. He often recited this ditty: “Matthew, Mark, Luke and John; hold the horse till I get on.” It’s how I got to know the names and order of the Four Gospels long before becoming a...
by Peter Barfoot | Aug 29, 2026 | Blog, Christian testimony, Christian Worldview, Teaching
The “last days” of the Jewish era ended in AD 70 with the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem by a Roman army. Peter refers to the time in which he lived as “the last day”, as did the writer of Hebrews (1:1). James warns of the Judge...