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Rules for interpreting scriptureAs I said at the end of part three in this series, “With the Centre of our prayer, faith, devotion and worship set,...

I would like to speak to you about your heart. “My heart? When I last checked it was still beating. I can run, play...” No, not that bodily organ in...

Recently a friend made the humorous comment that it seems whenever a new plant was discovered, humankind’s first test on it was to see if it’s any...

Michael Jordan, the famous American basketball player did an advert for Nike some years back. In this advert he detailed some of the massive...

Non-believers and even some believers see God’s grace as something too good to be true. How about you?In Grace Communion International, we are on an...

“We don’t like our new boss!  He is hard, autocratic and controlling.  His leadership style has come as a huge disappointment, considering...

James the apostle writes in his letter, “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not...

Pele from Brazil called it the beautiful game. It is the most popular sport in the world.  Television networks have several channels dedicated...

The text message read, ‘Sometimes I wonder if I will ever make it.’That is also how I felt as I plodded up the steep, rocky pathway. Sore shoulders...

“The only thing I wanted to do was sin. I was thinking bad words, and I wanted to say them….”Bill Hybels was exhausted and furious. The well-known...

It looked like being a good evening’s entertainment. The main characters were played by an academy award winner and a nominee, and it was...

Author of the book, The Secret in the Pew – Porno-graphy in the Lives of Christian Men, David Blythe, says: “There are secrets sitting in the pews...

“Behold”It’s one of those words. So archaic, so religious – like “verily” or “thee” and “thine”.  We don’t talk that way anymore. But that’s a...

I like a nice, hot cup of tea, so much that I dream of a cup that never empties and never cools. Hey, if it worked for the widow in 1 Kings 17, why...

I was speaking to another Christian a couple of months ago and he related a story to me about the miraculous way God works in people’s lives. He had...

Most of us do not give much thought to insects. In fact, most of the time we walk over them, crushing them to their deaths without even realizing...

Just less than a month ago, I lost a dearly loved soul mate, my husband Eben. He had battled bravely with a terminal illness, but thankfully his...

A few years ago I was drinking coffee in a restaurant with a good friend. “God doesn’t exist,” he said. “Yes he does,” I said, “I know, because I...

Like many Americans, I enjoy keeping up with the British royals. The birth of the newest prince in July was exciting, not only because of the...

“I’m leaving my car with you” said Tom to a local storeowner. “If I am not back in eight weeks, I’ll probably be dead.” The storeowner looked at him...

Taking the Bible realisticallyNow some in the church and its various seminaries have attempted to correct such an abstract approach to the Bible by...

As I keyboard these words, I can hear the faint sounds of my little granddaughter learning from her mother that she doesn’t really need to climb...

A while back I felt the need to ask God to help me know he was in me and working through me. And as I often do, once I take a request to God, I...

Would you buy a house if you were only allowed to see one of its rooms? Would you purchase a car if you were permitted to see only its tyres and a...

“Beware the barrenness of a busy mind” is one of the more profound statements made by the ancient philosopher, Socrates, who laid the groundwork for...

I’m often asked if God hears the prayers of a sinner. Well, if he doesn’t, all of us are in a miserable state—for as the apostle Paul noted, we all,...

When I was a kid, one of the cruelest school practices was choosing teams. Whether it was softball, debate, or whatever, captains were selected....

Years ago, while still at school, I remember wanting to go to university.I was only in grade 10, but started enquiring about what I needed in order...

In 1983 John Scully resigned from Pepsico to become the president of Apple computer. He took a huge risk in leaving his prestigious position with a...

In the second century, a Christian leader named Marcion suggested we get rid of the Old Testament. He created his own version of the New Testament...

Late one night several years ago, my late wife Trixie and I were talking when we heard a deep guttural scream and a thud like a drum thrown...