20090705 Facing spiritual inertia? Lacking zeal in the Lord? Perhaps it is time to ponder afresh what we may have taken for granted – our salvation. Dig deep into the Bible to marvel at how we have come to be a dwelling place of God… Read More »Amazing Grace
20090628 We whine about seemingly trivial matters. A complainer thinks: “I dislike my boss – he needs to treat me better. I hate waiting for the bus, and if it doesn’t appear now, I will scream. Why can’t we pay less GST and income taxes?” … Read More »Freedom From Sin
20090621 This is the Biblical record of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. God gave them the freedom to eat from any of the trees in the Garden except from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. However, following the serpent’s… Read More »Obey, Jesus Christ
20090614 There’s a serious trust deficit in our financial markets and it’s going to take a lot of fiscal tinkering, government pushing, banking reform just to make up for this deficit. Think Bernie Madoff, whose entire investment management company was a gigantic Ponzi scheme. He… Read More »Trusted Stewards
20090607 A recent newspaper article explored how people are increasingly finding solace at places of worship during the financial turmoil. Shrouded by the spectre of pay cuts and layoffs, they want their prayers heard. Please help my business succeed. Please protect my investments so that… Read More »Master and Servant
20090531 There is an imagery or word picture that runs through 1 Peter 5 and it is that of a shepherd and his sheep. Central to this relationship is the fact that the shepherd has led his sheep well and they, in return, obey him. … Read More »Shepherds & Sheep
20090524 It is “better to suffer for doing good than for doing evil” the Apostle Peter wrote in 1 Pet. 3:17. But his writing on suffering must have been hard for the Christians of that time to swallow. Peter probably wrote from Rome in 67… Read More »Suffering For Christ
20090517 The Apostle Peter teaches us in 1 Pet. 1 that genuine faith comes from remembering that this world is not our home – we are just passing through. In 1 Pet. 2, he reminds us that our journey on earth must be rooted in… Read More »Live In Harmony
20090510 Two questions should gravitate us towards the love of Christ in 1 Pet. 2:9-12. They are: “Whose I am?” and “Why am I here?” It is “Whose I am?” and not “Who I am?” that is key. The fact that I am the worst… Read More »Chosen By God
20090503 Genuine faith means being the real deal before God and man. Three aspects of faith will nudge us on to becoming believable believers. Firstly, faith must be aware of the state of our lives – that is, to “live your lives as strangers here” (1 Pet. 1:17). The… Read More »Faith In Action
