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  • Giving God Your First Fruits of the Day

    Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of His glory”—Isaiah 6:3(NIV).  Oh, that little bird just crashed into the glass.” I turned to see what my friend was talking about and saw a hummingbird lying on the wooden porch of the restaurant where we were dining. Jumping up from my […]

  • What’s your purpose?

    When you hear the term ‘purpose’, what words come to mind? Success? Happiness? Meaning? Wealth? Marriage? Influence? Affluence? Talent? Relationships? As a Christian, I find my answer in God’s Word. Romans 12:1-2 (The Message) puts it like this, “So, here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, […]

  • The 6 Ways You Can Recognize God’s Guidance for Your Life

    Today, perhaps more than ever, people are asking, “what does God want me to do now”? The future may appear uncertain to many considering current events, but my lifetime of experiencing God’s guidance has taught me how to recognise His voice in the wilderness, including my time working as a pastor and doctor in Yemen […]

  • Helping the Homeless: An Invitation from Jesus

    “Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?”— Isaiah 58:7 (ESV). Driving by a deserted storefront, I did a double-take. Underneath the overhang was a mishmash of stuff. […]

  • New Twix Halloween Ad “Sends a Ghoulish Message”

    There is nothing covert about the message, nothing sublime, nothing cryptic. Quite the contrary, the message is clear and in your face. If you have a problem with a little boy wearing a princess dress and believe that people who dress like witches with spiked collars look weird, you will be blown away – meaning, […]

  • Faith heroes: Rosa Parks, the quiet protester who ended racial segregation

    Some of my heroes are known for a lifetime of activity but some, like Rosa Parks, the woman whose quiet protest ended racial segregation in the United States, are known for what they did in a moment. Rosa was born in Alabama in 1913 into an African-American community. When her parents separated she moved with […]

  • If you’re going through hell, don’t stop

    Eleven years ago, my wife and I watched a great new Hollywood movie that just had hit the DVD shelves called Fun With Dick and Jane. Our children were much younger at the time and so we used to tuck them into bed and our ‘date night’ was a rented DVD on a Saturday night. […]

  • Tomorrow is Promised to No One

    How do you know what is going to happen tomorrow? For the length of your lives is as uncertain as the morning fog—now you see it; soon it is gone. What you ought to say is, “If the Lord wants us to, we shall live and do this or that”—James 4:14-15 (TLB). After a prolific […]

  • The 6 Ways You Can Recognize God’s Guidance for Your Life

    Today, perhaps more than ever, people are asking, “what does God want me to do now”? The future may appear uncertain to many considering current events, but my lifetime of experiencing God’s guidance has taught me how to recognise His voice in the wilderness, including my time working as a pastor and doctor in Yemen […]

  • This is the moment for Christian schools to rise up

    Last year during the pandemic when schools were closed, our granddaughter entered first grade doing Zoom classes. It was public school, and just like what we’ve been hearing lately, things started getting weird. Not only was class time very limited each day, but we noticed they started deviating from traditional school subjects. Related: 3 Realities […]