Dear Neighbour, God is for you. His heart is to give you every perfect gift through His Son, Jesus. The only thing God wants to take from you is your sin – that which blocks His blessing in your life. I had great fun putting together what I call GOSPEL MATHS to help you appreciate God’s extravagant …
Dear Neighbour, Recently I read a true story about a husband and wife, Peter and Margaret, who accompanied their daughter, Paula, and a group of children for a day in the Canadian country. It was a sunny, fun-filled day until three successive events changed their lives forever…Paula began to cross the river and as her …
Do you know what was the most quoted bible verse by American leadership at the time of the 9/11 attack? The bricks have fallen down, But we will rebuild with hewn stones; The sycamores are cut down, But we will replace them with cedars. (Isaiah 9:10) It became the flagship verse for the nation. Newspaper headlines quoted …
Dear Neighbour,I have often been troubled by the uncertainty of life and I am sure that I am not alone in this. Life is frighteningly unpredictable. Every hour of every day you will find individuals attempting to forecast everything from the stock market to the weather. We fear being caught unawares.B.P. stands for ‘Be Prepared’ …
Dear Neighbour, “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” is asked of Jesus by both a ruler and a lawyer. You may be wondering the same thing. On the positive side, both men understood that eternal life is INHERITED. An inheritance comes by virtue of RELATIONSHIP. You will inherit from your parents due to …
Dear Neighbour, Do you ever feel like you are on auto-pilot? You drive to your local supermarket but don’t remember how you got there! My greatest concern is that many of us live our lives that way. God has a word for you today: Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, and Christ will give …
Dear Neighbour, Have you noticed how the word ‘God’ is never far from our lips. Sadly it is sometimes used in cursing but many times it is barely audible as someone utters His name in a moment of anguish. What does the word ‘God’ mean to you?Out of curiosity I ran a survey among the …
Dear Neighbour, Have you noticed how we enjoy measuring – temperature, humidity, rainfall, severity of earthquakes, even school grades? Numbers help us to mentally grasp how good/bad, high/low things are. Many of us subconsciously grade ourselves spiritually. On a sliding scale where would you mark the cross that represents your life? Give it some serious …
Dear Neighbour, Life is too short to learn everything ourselves and so I am a great believer in learning from other people. The Bible is full of true life stories and it is God’s intention that they serve as examples for us – the good stories to inspire us and the bad stories to warn …
Dear Neighbour, I love stories, especially human stories that we can identify with. Somehow they help us understand a concept much better. I have such a story for you today. There was a man who bought a ticket to cross the Atlantic on an ocean liner. He only just had enough money for the ticket …