As a schoolboy, I rode a bus passed a synagogue in Metro-Vancouver. Once, there were little shelters or huts on the property made from...
How do you respond to people from a group that has caused you pain, loss, oppression, or injustice? As a follower of Jesus, what do you...
Does engagement with new and different people make you uncomfortable? What is it about them? Is it their language? Their appearance?...
The significance of the ancient Festival of Weeks, or Pentecost, led us to the events of Acts 2 and the baptism in the Spirit. You may...
The Festival of Weeks is called Shavuot in Hebrew and Pentecost in Greek. As usual, we hear, "What's this got to do with me?" and...
Do you feel that God is usually absent from your life and circumstances? How do you expect God to be present in your life? Building...
Have you made a new year’s resolution for 2020? Many of us are afraid to make resolutions because we have failed too many times....
Brian felt dejected. He had just finished leading the adult Bible study at his church. He had studied the topic thoroughly, followed...
If you knew your future, wouldn't that change your present? Recently, I was chatting with some Christians when the topic of future...
How much do you know about the Holy Spirit? This post is the beginning of a new series about the Holy Spirit. I believe that knowing...
Which book of the Bible mentions the Holy Spirit more than any other? Give yourself full marks if your answer is Acts. Seventy times...
We use metaphors all the time for a reason. They help us understand better. The Bible uses several metaphors for the Holy Spirit so we...
What can fire, water, wax seals, and guarantees teach us about the Holy Spirit? The previous post introduced metaphors as valuable...
A few years ago, my sons and I purchased a TR6 automobile. In 1972, it came into the world as a fine new roadster. Over the years, its...
Imagine a very important person you respect greatly is coming to live in your home. How would you feel? Probably honored, yet...
The young woman pronounced that it was her body, and she would use it any way she wanted. In our modern western culture, “it’s my...
If you knew you would die within the next 24 hours, what would you say to those closest to you? Jesus met with his close followers,...
What are you allowing to fill your life? Somehow, at the end of each 24 hours, our days have been filled with eating, sleeping,...
What does it mean to walk by the Spirit? Once, at a wedding celebration, an older couple gave a delightful exhibition of ballroom...
I have so many questions and so much to learn. For me, writing is a process of searching and discovering. My posts are your invitation...
