by Peter Barfoot | Aug 4, 2026 | Biblical prophecy, Christian Worldview, Christianity, Spiritual growth, Teaching
One of many meaningful place names in the Book of Genesis is Machpelah, one that holds much nostalgia. The name either means “Two Portions” or “Folded Together”. Two Together conveys what Abraham had in mind when he purchased a field to secure...
by Peter Barfoot | Aug 4, 2026 | Blog, Christian Worldview, Christianity, Spiritual growth, Teaching
I differ with those who believe that Jews and Muslims worship the same God. Ishmael and Isaac were both sons of Abraham through different mothers. God saved the lives of Sarah’s maid Hagar and her son Ishmael after they had been expelled by Abraham and were...
by Peter Barfoot | Jul 28, 2026 | Blog, Christian Worldview, Christianity, Faith, Spiritual growth, Teaching
Fault Lines are opening increasingly around the globe. Subductions are taking place on the ocean floor. Frictions grind at the shifting of tectonic plates. Tsunamis arise from undersea upheavals. Earthquakes abound. All of these are increasing in scale and frequency....
by Peter Barfoot | Jul 24, 2026 | Blog, Christian Worldview, Kingdom of God, Spiritual growth, Teaching
“I looked over Jordan, and what did I see, comin’ for to carry me home? A band of angels, comin’ after me, comin’ for to carry me home.” (From the spiritual song, “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.”) The desire to escape from the...
by Peter Barfoot | Jul 21, 2026 | Blog, Christian Worldview, Faith, Hearing God's voice, Spiritual growth, Teaching
Life is a series of uplifts and downdraughts. We spiral upwards in times of success and downwards in times of failure. We rise to mountain peaks of elation and descend into depths of depression. We soar, and we swoop. To avoid these extremes, we need to know that God...
by Peter Barfoot | Jul 21, 2026 | Blog, Christian Worldview, Faith, Kingdom of God, Spiritual growth, Teaching
Daniel the prophet was visited by Gabriel the archangel, who informed him that he had come from Persia (Iran), where the prince of that kingdom had resisted him for 21 days — the period of a partial fast by Daniel. He added that Michael [the archangel],...