While working in my garden I heard a familiar sound, but it did not seem right, as it sounded like many low growls. Trying to find the source and digging through my flowers, I found several small...

Every time the Gospel is proclaimed, those who hear the message and receive Christ as Saviour and Lord come to faith by way of the cross. When we think about the cross, there are at least four...

Have you ever had a medical bill that made you cringe? Regardless of where you fall in debates over how you should pay for healthcare, there is one thing everyone can agree on. Good care is priceless....

The name David (referring to King David of Israel) is mentioned over 900 times in the Bible, and 17 verses in the New Testament describe Jesus as ‘the son of David’. Yet for centuries, there were...

We all want to do something that makes a difference, to friends and family, to our communities and cities, sometimes even to our countries. In the small town near where I live, I’ve been working...

The stories about Jesus that the gospel writers pick out provide edited highlights of a life that involved much more, and John, at the very end of his gospel, muses on this. He was speaking from...

Having to deal with cataracts has made me think about darkness and light. We do not see well in the dark naturally, but the bright light has now become uncomfortable for me. This makes driving at...

Every Christian has been called by God for acts of service. Paul tells us that Christ has set us free, ‘…But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in...

You’ve probably heard the old hymn What a Friend We Have in Jesus. The lyrics go like this: ‘Have you trials and temptations? Is there trouble anywhere? We should never be discouraged. Take it to...

When I woke up one morning, the words ‘zenith’ and ‘nadir’ randomly popped into my mind. It seemed a good way to describe Jesus, kind of like the Alpha and the Omega, but I had to look up...

As disciples living out the Great Commission given by Jesus, there will come a time when we need to be encouraged. Living life on this journey, we may find ourselves sometimes lost in the everyday...

Mankind has been searching for generation after generation for a solution to their needs, for the favour of their gods, just trying to get their god to notice them and bless them with a variety of...

Have you noticed that in the story of Noah’s Ark, God told Noah to bring into the ark all the opposites: the wild and the domestic, the crawling and the flying, the clean and the unclean, the male...

Have you ever participated in a large, multi-day event that was spiritually exhilarating and yet physically exhausting? In July 2021 we held the GCI Denominational Celebration as an online event. This...

We’ve all heard of selective hearing – we’ve all probably experienced this condition. Husbands in particular seem to have trouble with it more than wives(!). Selective hearing happens...

Citizens of God’s kingdom hold the act of baptism as a meaningful sacrament. We believe baptism is primarily a symbolic public statement of being united with Christ in his death and resurrection....

During British rule in India, public reciting or singing of Luke 1:46-55 – the passage we know as the Magnificat – was banned. It is a song of rejoicing, but also contains passages that were seen...

This time of year calls me out in the garden with great expectations and plans. I see the work that needs to be done, but I admit, my first reaction is distress at all the work I see ahead. I begin...

It is hard to overestimate the importance of the Trinity to Christian thought as it ‘takes us into the very heart of Christian belief in God’,1  it is ‘the very basis of the Christian...

Imagine standing at the centre of a great dance. The movements are harmonious, flowing with beauty and grace. Each dancer moves in perfect unity with the others, creating something far greater than...

The disciples were grief-stricken when faced with the hard truth of Jesus’ imminent death. Jesus acknowledges their grief and reminds them he is not leaving them alone. On Trinity Sunday, we...

Have you shared a problem with someone and been told not to worry, it will be alright? No, it won’t be, you think privately. And it isn’t. And you feel your concerns have been dismissed. Or that...

Freedom is precious. Most cultures protect the freedoms of their people, but sadly, some allow other priorities to get in the way and don’t allow as much freedom as they should. Those of us in...

This question was asked by some in the crowd, after Jesus had explained about who he was – the Good Shepherd (vv. 7-18). They were still confused, some saw him as a demon, some looked at what signs...

Have you ever heard of the phrase, ‘in the limelight’? It means that someone is the centre of attention. Limelight is an intense white light which is produced by heating a piece of lime in a flame...

The Church is often compared to a body – living, dynamic, interconnected, and filled with life. But it is also like a flame, ignited by the Spirit, burning brightly to bring warmth and light to the...

The outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost gave birth to a new living entity, a body whose international members powerfully proclaimed the revolution of Christ’s kingdom on earth: diversity does...

I’m about to hit the twelve-gallon mark of blood/platelet donations – when giving a pint at a time, it takes years. I hope to make it to 100 donations by next year. A needle in the arm is...

In his gospel account, Luke searches out the predictions of milestones that would define the life of Jesus. And he does it through the experiences of Mary.  Mary was given a lot of information in...

Have you ever had to split a cookie with one of your siblings? You try to make it perfectly even, because the other person has the first pick. They spend some time sizing it up, looking for the one...

The final verse of the New Testament encapsulates the essence of the Christian faith and the heart of Jesus’s message to humanity. The grace of Jesus is not earned by our actions or merits, it is...

A commonly held assumption for treating people suffering from heat exhaustion is to just give them more water. The problem is that the person who is suffering could drink a gallon of water and still...

A lot of us enjoy a good superhero story or movie. When I was a child, I remember being quite taken with the Spiderman tales. It was fun reading about a strong, larger than life hero, fighting evil...

In his farewell address before ascending into heaven, Jesus gave his disciples a mission and promised them assistance – the empowering presence of the Holy Spirit, but they still didn’t understand...