My readers know I was born again in a church that is part of the “Holiness Movement” well over 64 years ago. Because of the Biblical emphasis of holy, victorious pure living,  it automatically seemed to produce lots of “thou shalt nots, and “thou shalts”. In hindsight the legalism has not hurt me, and the positive aspects of the teaching continue to challenge my heart.Sadly, […]

Today, is January 1 2016, I have been thinking about the past year and seeking to assess it. I guess one can easily forget the negatives in a year, but in all honesty I cannot remember any of significance. It was a year of blessing and the favour of God on my life. I am well into my 75th year, and wonder how many years […]

Further to my last blog on new year resolutions, I realised that all my resolutions (goals) were very selfish. Although they are spiritual goals that will please the Lord, I realised that there was one matter I had not given consideration too. Jesus tells us “It is harvest Time now” yet none of my resolutions involved the unsaved. All my close family live overseas, and […]

Especially in the Western world many hundreds of millions of people make New Year Resolutions, statistics tell us that over 90% are either forgotten or fail within the first month. Any type of resolution (or goal) requires some planning, with questions like “how am I going to accomplish this”? “What changes do I need to make”? “Am I willing to pay the price and sacrifice […]

Those who read my blogs, know that I seek to encourage, and instruct, and at times challenge people to re-assess where they are at. We are in the midst of the “silly season” and I couldn’t help but ask myself some questions. Have we missed the truth about Christmas and lost the plot? I mentioned in a recent blog, that  by the end of the […]