"What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?" (Rom 6:1-2, NIV2)This is an illustration of the power of temptation and what it can do when we give in.Our...
"For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace. What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? By no means!" (Rom 6:14-15, NIV2)When I arrived in Edinburgh, Scotland, I discovered that I was...
How Can we Become Complacent? Part B. A Study Through the 7 Churches of RevelationWhile in Christchurch, New Zealand, we discovered a slimy pond, covered with algae and duck-weed, and not attractive at all by human terms. To us it looked more like a mud pool than...
"Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly." (Matt 1:19, NIV2)Joseph had a good heart. He loved Mary, but once he discovered that she was pregnant, he concluded...
I was so shocked when I visited Jersey and discovered that during World War II, numerous islanders wrote anonymous letters to the Gestapo, denouncing those selling or hoarding food; sheltering or offering help to escaped slave laborers; or listening to the BBC radio....
The inhabitants of the Chanel Islands had a huge dilemma. The Nazis were heading straight for them, and Great Britain had decided not to defend Jersey and Guernsey. The cost of life would be exorbitant! However, Great Britain offered the Islanders the opportunity to...
Have you ever been on the wrong side of the fence? Maybe something you did wrong, a bad decision, and the world just seemed to collapse around you for no reason.I remember feeling that way when I was twelve years old. My class went to our local swimming pool for our...