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 | Aug 4, 2026 | Blog, Christianity, Kingdom of God, Spiritual growth, Teaching
God’s foreknowledge is the key to scriptures that would otherwise be mysterious. “Known unto God are all his works, from the beginning of the world.” (Acts 15:18) Here are 10 things that God foreknew from the Foundation of the world: 1. Matthew 13:35 — His...
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 28, 2026 | Blog, Christianity, Spiritual growth, Teaching
Among the many ways of building heat for cooking and also maintaining it for household warmth, the Slow Combustion stove (known in the UK as a “range”) is one of the most reliable. Its coals may build heat slowly, but its secret is the...
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 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...