by Peter Barfoot | Aug 11, 2026 | Blog, Christian Worldview, Christianity, Discipleship, Faith, Fellowship, Hearing God's voice, Spiritual growth, Teaching
Self-gratification and endless regret are separated by a single heartbeat. Life lost in that short moment is irretrievable. Time is limited, and your time on earth just ran out. Likewise, if you become separated from fellowship with other Christians, you will soon...
by Peter Barfoot | Aug 7, 2026 | Blog, Christianity, Discipleship, Faith, Fellowship, Hearing God's voice, Spiritual growth, Teaching
Those who are fearful or insecure about their relationship with God often quote from the Old Testament. (Those who believe that life is basically trash like to quote from Ecclesiastes, the OT book written by the pessimistic and disillusioned-with-life King Solomon,...
by Peter Barfoot | Aug 6, 2026 | Blog, Christianity, Faith, Spiritual growth, Teaching
The robe Jesus wore was seamless, and so was too valuable for the Roman soldiers at the cross to divide, so they gambled for it. A seam in the garment would have enabled the soldiers to tear it in two along the seam. In military terms, a “seam” is a...
by Peter Barfoot | Aug 5, 2026 | Blog, Christianity, Discipleship, Faith, Teaching
I like newspapers (having edited one myself and have ink in my veins), and the front page of most of them has a masthead that relates to time. “The Daily Mail” for example. Other newspapers add the words “Courier” or “Herald” to...
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 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...