It seems like people are always quitting.  you used to hear about people working for a company and retiring after 40 years of service.  That does not happen very often anymore.  People do not seem to stick with anything for that length of time these days.  I remember a time when it was uncommon to … Continue reading Six reasons that people quit →

Every year on the fourth Thursday of November, we set aside a day and a time of thanksgiving.  Thanksgiving is not just a national holiday where you don’t have to go to work; it is not just the day that proceeds Black Friday when people forget all about being thankful and are willing to trample … Continue reading How to be Thankful in Suffering →

As Christians, we need to take spiritual threats seriously.  The thoughts that we dwell on are what will dictate the choices that we make.  There is not enough emphasis placed on the thought life and mindset in society today.  Most people are passive in their response to their thought life.  That is, people don’t protect … Continue reading False Sense of Security →

Asking for help isn’t something that most people enjoy doing.  We like to think that we can do it ourselves, whatever “it” is.  You notice this even in small children as they are learning to do things for themselves.  They often don’t want help, saying “no Mom! I can do it!”  even when they are … Continue reading Help for the Blind →

Sometimes, it will be necessary for you to deliver what would be considered, unpopular news.  At times you will find yourself in a situation where you have no other alternative but to deliver news to certain individuals that they don’t want to hear.  As a Christian, we are commanded to tell people, thus saith the … Continue reading A Prophet Among Us →

In the Apostle Paul’s farewell address to the Ephesians, he gives us a template for what the required characteristics are for the New Testament Local Church: A Teaching Church A Testifying Church A Preaching Church A Feeding Church A Building Church These are the things that Paul emphasised during his ministry at the church of … Continue reading Required Characteristics of the Local Church →

In Acts 16, Paul and Silas find themselves in the prison of pain and suffering.  In that prison, they experienced the grace of God.  This article will point out, by examing this passage, that God can turn pain into praise.  In this podcast, we will discuss Three things to notice about this prison of pain … Continue reading Breaking Free →

An anchor is that which gives stability or security; that on which we place dependence for safety.  We have some anchors in the faith that help to keep us rooted and grounded and keep us from being tossed to and fro when the storms of life assail us.  We are going to look at the … Continue reading Four Anchors of the Faith →

The unintended consequences caused by the persecution of the early church.  In life, we find that with whatever we are attempting to accomplish, often times we end up with some unintended consequences.  For instance: In the 1950s, a malaria outbreak occurred among Borneo’s Dayak people. The World Health Organization (WHO) tried to alleviate the problem by … Continue reading Three things that Saul did to publish the gospel →

In some areas of life, a small margin of error won’t really make much of difference in the outcome; however, when it comes to your faith, even a small margin of error is unacceptable.  For instance, in  1983, an Air Canada flight ran out of fuel above Gimli, Manitoba. Canada had switched to the metric … Continue reading Infallible Proofs →