One of the most exciting things about being a Christian is that I have a big, no, huge…actually a ginormous family of brothers and sisters all around the world. We have the same Father… God himself. So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, for all of you who were baptized…
Get circumcised to blend in! That was the call of the Judaizers in the early church who found it was better to be circumcised and be counted as a Jew than to be persecuted as a Christ-follower. Those who want to make a good impression outwardly are trying to compel you to be circumcised. The…
“I was wr… I was wro…, I was wrooon…” was famously stammered by Arthur ‘Fonzie’ Fonzarelli in “Happy Days” (1974). The Fonz could never admit he was wrong. This character, played by Henry Winkler, was the symbol of the coolest leader, who had it all together. Everyone, watching the show, could see that The Fonz…
When I first became a Christian, by accepting what Jesus did for me on a cross, I was filled with a wonderful lease of life. Over zealous kind of describes it. I wanted to tell the world about what Jesus had done for me. I didn’t understand how so many Christians would not talk openly…
I love these pictures. At first glance it just looks like a rose wall paper. But if you look at it with a different perspective you will see a totally different picture. The trick is to look beyond the picture. Change your focus. Then when you see what is meant to be seen, the “aha!”…
Have you ever watched sheep? They are dumb animals at times. They are skittish and go every which way when you least expect it – try walking through a flock of them. If you have watched them get herded into pens ready to be shipped off for slaughter you’ll also know what I mean. They…
There was a time that I would not talk to a black man. Hated the Chinese, Japanese and any other for the colour of his skin. I was born into racial prejudice. A world war, a few generations of family affected by atrocities of war, and it is easy to see why people get to…
There is an old saying, “Clothes don’t make the man”. This is true. Just because you dress like a king, doesn’t make you a king. Years ago I did hear a small extension to this saying and it goes like this: “Clothes don’t make the man, but it sure introduces him”. A while back I…
I am always greatly encouraged by the tenacity of people who continue to persevere and press on against incredible odds… especially those who do so knowing that they will face enormous opposition, ridicule and hardship. In Acts 21, Paul is warned and even pleaded with, not to go to Jerusalem. They know he will be…