“Now from the sixth hour darkness fell upon all the land until the ninth hour. About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?” that is, “MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY…”
I still remember as a teen the first time I heard a preacher make reference to the ‘Roman Road to Salvation’. We were guided through four key passages in Paul’s letter to the Church in Rome that clearly spell…
My maternal grandfather was a jeweller. I’ve long been fascinated by the skill and precision required by a gem cutter. As I understand it, a ‘lapidary’ typically works with uncut stones so they have maximum freedom to…
Have you ever noticed how one poor choice often leads to another? We’ve all been there. We take a tentative step toward temptation with what we believe to be adequate justification, such as “I can handle it” or “I…
I enjoy a good story. If you’re like me, the first thing we do when we read a new book or watch a movie for the first time is to figure you who is the hero and who is the villain. In most stories, it’s fairly obvious. So it is with…
Every time a person responds to the truth of the Bible, a miracle has occurred. It takes supernatural insight to grasp the profound significance of the simple facts of the Gospel message. Why would any rational person…
Favouritism. Virtually everyone has experienced or at least witnessed its cruel byproducts at some point in their life. Whether it be due to physical characteristics, unique talents or capabilities, personality differences…
Who is your god? Seems an odd question to ask anyone who claims to be a Christian. From a theoretical point of view, we would all claim that Jehovah, the God of the Bible, is our God. But from a practical point of view, I’m…
Do you ever feel lonely? During this era of COVID-19 social distancing, it’s an important question. The more isolated we are the more likely we are to feel lonely. But it’s also possible to be surrounded by people and still…
Time marches on for all of us. You’ve heard the old saying: “The only sure things in life are death and taxes”. We could count it as a gift from God that we don’t know the exact day and hour of our inevitable demise…