Growing Deeper Into the Soil of God's Word to Bear Fruit For His Kingdom
That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. (Romans 10:9) Going Creedal I grew up in a wonderful church that was self-consciously ‘non-creedal.’ No creed but Christ, no book but the Bible. This was the church where I... Continue Reading →
In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth: no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again." John 3:3 In the late 90s in America, it seemed like almost every week we were getting sent another free disc from AOL (an internet service provider). Try AOL 6.0 - 500 hours... Continue Reading →
I enjoy a good book. or three. or five. As an avid reader, one of the ways I keep track of my reading, spur myself on, and learn about new books is through Goodreads - a social networking site for readers. The site allows me to track what I'm reading as well as what my... Continue Reading →
The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!” When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. (John 1:36-37) Throughout this passage testimony plays a huge role. John testifies that Jesus is "God's Chosen One". When he points Jesus... Continue Reading →
Reading the Old Testament is difficult, but worth the effort. Last week, I explored how the Old Testament serves as a mirror for our lives and leads us to Christ. This week, we will look at a second reason for reading the Old Testament. When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up,... Continue Reading →
Each Friday we have a tradition of making our own homemade pizzas. We have found this to be a special tradition as we have joined two family recipes and made it our own. The dough we get from my family, and the sauce from Stephen's. With permission, we're sharing our sauce recipe. Ingredients: 6oz. Tomato... Continue Reading →
Sometimes, we just want to get to Jesus. Recently, Christianity Today ran an article Under Discussion on the question of whether it is good or not for Christians to read through the Bible in one year. All the contributors were passionate about people knowing and understanding the Bible. Everyone wants people to have a deeper engagement with... Continue Reading →
“Look toward heaven and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your descendants be.” And he believed the Lord; and the Lord reckoned it to him as righteousness. - Genesis 15:5-6 Growing up, the story of Abraham was one of my favourites. I had several cassette... Continue Reading →
I made this afghan for the daughter of a close friend who loves butterflies. My go-to pattern for baby afghans has an angel design (see here). It is quite simple and easy to do. However, I wanted to try something new this time and so, rather than the angel, I designed my own butterfly pattern.... Continue Reading →
I recently heard a sermon on Exodus 40 and it got me to thinking. There is so much that happens in this chapter: God speaks to Moses, giving final instructions for the tabernacle; the tabernacle is set up; each piece of liturgical furniture is given its place; the glory of the LORD fills the tabernacle;... Continue Reading →
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