Peter's life is a rich example of what it means to be held on to, rather than to be holding on. What it means to be made strong, rather than to be strong. His life was cut short, but the fruitfulness of his labour has been long, real long. Peter was one of Jesus Christ's … [Read more...] about A Man Called Peter
Dignity or Degradation
The Nicene Creed teaches us that Jesus Christ is both fully man and fully God. "God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not created ...and became incarnate, and became man". John 3:16 tells us that God did this because He loved us. And I cannot think of … [Read more...] about Dignity or Degradation
Submission
I once casually asked a young Minister why he was pursuing a particular course of action in his church. It wasn't a do-or-die course of action by any means, but he was a nervous character, and the conversation escalated quickly. Frustrated by my question, he lifted his hands … [Read more...] about Submission
An Ocean of Goodness
Have you ever been to one of those church meetings where you are encouraged to say a prayer and invite Jesus into your heart? And, provided you were sincere - congratu-well-done! You are now born again. Born from above! This kind of modern evangelism has all kinds of problems. … [Read more...] about An Ocean of Goodness
That the World Might be Saved
One of the problems with repeated false alarms is that those around you begin to yawn. They grow weary and even distrustful. One of those false alarms, of which the church must admit its guilt, is the perennial conga-line of Christians predicting the return of the Lord and the … [Read more...] about That the World Might be Saved