There are a few scary verses in the Bible. Some of them because we understand them, but some of them are scary because we do not understand them. Like this verse quoting Jesus: 'For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of...
It was Benjamin Boyd who purchased 600 acres of prime land from the government of New South Wales in the 1800's, and then proceeded without council permission to build a lighthouse. He assumed that his plans would be approved of, because he was after...
The whole work and rest thing is a not just about physical work and physical rest, but about other types of work too. For example striving, even if in the mind and heart, is a type of work. And faith, trusting in Jesus, is a...
How to describe sin? That is a tricky thing to do. The first place that sin is mentioned in the Bible is Genesis 4:7. The Lord spoke to Cain, saying, “Sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over...
Maxwell Clanfield was my grandfather. He went to be with the Lord a few weeks ago. After finding Christ at a young age, and also marrying young, both Max and Noreen dedicated their entire lives to serving Jesus. They served in both...
What does unanswered prayer say about God? A prayer which produces no result isn't necessarily an unanswered prayer. I remember the day that one of my children wanted $100 to spend on junk food. That petition produced no results. The fact that they didn't get what they...
A plane has a flight path which is set. It also has a runway, a determined place to land. Are our lives like that? Is there a path determined for us to fly along, and a place determined for us to land at? Here is what...
In Abraham's day everyone loved idols. In fact it seemed to be the way of the whole world. No matter what age of history, archaeologists are always digging up idols. Idols in the Palaeolithic era. Idols in the Neolithic era. Idols in the Chalcolithic era. Idols in the Bronze...
Walking in the woods recently I spotted a tree with three stems. It was clearly one tree, but also sort of like three trees at the same time. Technically this would be called a 'multi-stem' tree, and its a common enough thing. Immediately I thought...
When the disciples asked Jesus 'how many times should I forgive?' they even suggested what seemed like a generous answer to their own question...
