"God, whom I serve with my whole heart…" (Rom 1:9 NIV)"…that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith." (Rom 1:12 NIV)"I am so eager to preach the gospel…" (Rom 1:15 NIV)"I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the...
"The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace . . . Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God." (Rom 8:6, 8 NIV)Living in the Middle Ages wasn't easy. (Are we any better with our hectic self-appointed...
"My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken." (Ps 62:1-2 NIV)Last Thursday, January 20th, 2012, near the end of my workday, the weather turned deadly. Snow began pouring...
"What is impossible with men is possible with God." (Luke 18:27 NIV)Circumstances can turn sour, leaving us haggard and confused.My son's phone call last Sunday left me feeling this way. A mixed up had occurred with the transfer of RESP funds for paying his second...
Summer 2011/2012 in the Southern hemisphere was greeted by heavy flooding in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. Some areas received 390mm of rain, more than what they received in any given month, in just 48 hours. The rain persisted as if it had no end. It flooded State...
"I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful." (John 15:1-2 NIV)My wife and I celebrated our last anniversary in a...
"So when you, a mere man, pass judgment on them and yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God's judgment? Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, tolerance and patience, not realizing that God's kindness leads you toward repentance?"...