In the past six weeks, a group of us at our church have been going through a training class in intercessory prayer using the Lord’s prayer (Matthew 6:9-13) as the basis for the course. We are using Dr. David Chotka’s devotional study “Power Praying” with the subtitle ‘Hearing Jesus’ Spirit by Praying Jesus’ Prayer‘. It […]
Living the Kingdom on Earth
Kingdom of God
Surprising and counterculture would be appropriate words to describe how God often works in this world. The Christian Church for two thousand years has believed and taught that God’s Son became incarnated in the baby Jesus. God’s Spirit made the Virgin Mary’s womb come to life. There was nothing sexual about this impregnation. God didn’t […]
About two and a half months ago, our church lost a dear Christian brother, Ed Sidebottom, in a backyard accident. Ed was a great blessing to many of the people in our congregation. He wasn’t the most articulate person in the world. But he loved the Lord and he loved people. He had the spiritual […]
At the beginning of Jesus’ last week on earth, Jesus entered Jerusalem riding on a donkey. There were a couple of reasons why Jesus rode into town that first Palm Sunday on such a humble animal. First of all, it fulfilled the prophecy of Zechariah 9:9 that was written over 500 years before Christ’s first […]
A few days ago I read an interview that Stephen Curry did with Stephen Copeland from Sports Spectrum magazine before the 2012/2013 season. One of the interesting things about this article is that it was written before Curry’s stardom in which his team, the Golden State Warriors, won the NBA Championship in the 2014/2015 season. […]
My dad died 25 years ago, almost right to the day (March 1st). His last couple of days were spent in a coma. But just before he died, a tear streamed down his cheek. It was only one tear, but I believe it communicated much………Sorrow…….”I am going to miss you”…….Regret……..My dad was only 53 years […]
The Power of Biblical Images The manger in Bethlehem, the yoke of an oxen, the cross on Golgotha, the broken bread in the Lord’s Supper are all biblical images which convey important truths about the person and work of Jesus Christ. They also convey important truths about the nature of Christian discipleship in today’s world. […]
Windsor Hosts Abdu Murray and RZIM I had a very interesting and full week. Yesterday, I was part of a group of Windsor Pastors who hosted Abdu Murray of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM). Abdu is a world-class Christian apologist who converted to Christ from Islam. He also was a very good trial lawyer in […]
“Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus” Over the past week I have been reading a great book called “Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus”. It is is a dramatic and personal account of how Nabeel Quershi converted from Islam to Christianity. Nabeel was raised in a loving Muslim family and recounts many of the obstacles that were overcome before […]
The Walls of the Cold War When I was a kid, the Berlin Wall was a powerful visible picture of the great barrier that existed between Communist countries and the capitalistic West. Both sides were guilty of propaganda as they tried to prove the superiority of their respective ideologies. There was also much fear on […]