by Peter Barfoot | Jul 24, 2026 | Blog, Christianity, Discipleship, Spiritual growth, Teaching
There are times when our dreams are all we have: life as we wish it could be rather than what it is. My own example of Living the Dream was during brief pauses in retail sales in a furniture and floor coverings store in Melbourne’s CBD. Earlier in my teenage...
by Peter Barfoot | Jul 21, 2026 | Blog, Christian Worldview, Discipleship, Kingdom of God, Spiritual growth, Teaching
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.” ~ Psalm 23:6. The reality that God loves us unconditionally is often described in the Bible by one word: “MERCY”. This word is found 366 times in the...
by Peter Barfoot | Jul 21, 2026 | Blog, Christianity, Discipleship, Spiritual growth
Come with me on a short excursion in the book of Acts, from the first half of Acts 17 to the apostle Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians. Paul’s ministry in Acts is the ‘seedbed’ of the letters he later wrote to churches he founded in Asia...
by Peter Barfoot | Jul 14, 2026 | Christianity, Discipleship, Faith, Teaching
The name Jacob is of biblical origin and means “Supplanter”: “one who seeks to overtake or to gain advantage” [by dubious means]. But after Jacob’s before-dawn “wrestle” with an angel (Genesis 32:28; Hosea 12:2-4:), God...
by Peter Barfoot | Jul 7, 2026 | Blog, Discipleship, Fellowship, Teaching
The intrinsic weakness of the religion which opposes the Christian Faith worldwide is its inability to offer — much less guarantee — personal forgiveness and redemption. It is an effort based religion, one which requires its followers to please a demanding...
by Peter Barfoot | Jul 2, 2026 | Christianity, Discipleship, Faith, Teaching
Paul the apostle’s statement that he had lived in “a good conscience before God until this day'” resulted in him being smacked in the mouth at the order of the high priest Ananias (Acts 23:1-2). Notwithstanding , Paul restated his composed...