Archive for January, 2009

My statement of faith

One of the things I think is important to have on a website is a statement of faith. This is usually four to eight paragraphs or sentences telling the readers what you believe about God, Jesus, the Bible, salvation and more. Whenever I visit a faith based website for the first time (usually after a [...]

Jesus surrendered three times

One of the most inspiring things I find in the story of Jesus’ life is the way He surrendered all. In the last week of His life He surrendered three things. 1. Jesus Surrendered His Will in Gethsemane (Matthew 26:36-42) A short time before Jesus was crucified He went to a place called Gethsemane to [...]

The Bible in surround sound

I was reading Mark chapter 14 this morning as a part of my New Testament in a year challenge and something strange happened. As I got to the part where it talks about Peter denying Christ three times and the rooster crowed (Mark 14:27-31), the rooster that lives two houses down from us crowed. It [...]

The second coming of Christ

One of the great truths of the Bible and of the Christian faith is that one day Jesus will return to earth for His followers. The Bible says that believers should look forward to this day with great hope. When I think about this I remember back to a friend I had a number of [...]

It's raining!

After about 6-8 weeks of really hot weather in Merredin…it is raining! Praise God! My kids are still in the pool and I have just been out standing in it and just letting it fall on me clothes and all. There is something special about rain in summer when it has been really hot for [...]