Queen Elizabeth II has been a rock of stability for the world for the last seven decades. When I lived as a child in Papua New Guinea she came in 1985 to commemorate 10 years of independance and I saw her. A memory I will...
You don’t see God with your eyes, unless something very out of the ordinary happens. There are other ways of seeing Him. God is a spirit (John 4:24) so he is “made” of spiritul ‘matter’ and not of atoms. Spiritual things are real, and in fact...
The people of Canaan represented a number of “tribes” such as the Girgashites, Perizites, Gibeonites and more. The book of Joshua shows us that he was commanded by God to completely destroy these nations from the land, and they did so in two southern cities, Jericho...
I used to think that the rapture could not possibly happen until everyone had a chance to hear the gospel. This was based on two verses: Firstly Matthew 24:14 which states “And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a...
Years ago whilst reading my bible, Psalm 138:3 stood out to me quite powerfully and came alive, so I took note of it. It says: “Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table.” Ps...
After getting home late on a Sunday night after a fishing adventure with no fish, my Uncle said to me, “You need to increase your faith & grace for fishing.” My last few trips had the same result - lots of effort getting ready but...
When I was in ninth grade, a preacher in the Philippines had made the news predicting that the world was going to end the next day at around 11am. A bunch of my otherwise godless classmates were worried that it was all over. At the...
Recently I was at a combined churches event for Pentecost. It is always a terrific and happy occasion to gather with other believers. There is something wonderful and rich about being together with the Lord’s people. On this occasion a Lutheran minister was assigned the task...
One of the hardest things to shake has been the idea that signs and wonders prove the apostle. Back in the 90’s, in the earliest years of the restoration of apostles, the concept that with apostles would come miracles was just about ubiquitous. I personally remember...
In a number of messages, John has referred to books that he has read. As a result of this, we frequently receive emails asking for a list of books that John recommends. This post creates an easy way to answer those questions by providing a...
