Eustace Clarence Scrubb was a character from C. S. Lewis' Narnian Chronicles. He was the Pevensie children's rotten little cousin - the sort of kid one doesn't like having around. He's introduced to us at the start of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader where we find him mercilessly taunting Lucy and Edmund Pevensie. Later … [Read more...]
The Tomb is Still Empty
May we all feel and display the exuberance these little ones show for our Lord Jesus! Have a Blessed Easter. The tomb is still empty! "Hey Levi, the Easter story is amazing." "Yeah, I especially love the ending." "Do you want to tell the story?" "Sure!" It goes like this: Jerusalem was a happening place. The … [Read more...]
Psalm 139
Every once in a while I'll hear a particular Bible verse or sets of verses repeated from different sources over one or two days. It is always meaningful to me; that is, the verse is a response to something I've been thinking about, or troubling me. I believe this is God's providence and I'm very thankful for His loving … [Read more...]
The End of Time
There's a little book in our church book store called "Time and the End of Time." The cover and the title have attracted my interest, and several times I've picked it up to take a look at it. It was written by John Fox in 1676 - not to be confused by the John Foxe of Foxe's The Book of Martyrs. Fox's book is … [Read more...]
Where Must Faith Always Look
Where Must Faith Always Look? I'm sure we all know that the answer is Christ - at least we ought to! I know, but I'm afraid I don't always live it. I need constant reminders. So this isn't me sermonizing (I'm unqualified); it's a confession of my failing, and a passing on of a message from someone else... That … [Read more...]
Therefore We Will Not Fear – Psalm 46
God is our refuge and strength, therefore we will not fear - Psalm 46. Over the last few years, this Psalm has been a particularly great source of comfort to me - so much so that I often read it aloud and with gusto. Life can often throw unexpected trials at us. Or we suddenly find ourselves walking in the Valley of … [Read more...]
Waiting For the Lord
Have you been waiting for the Lord? Have you been praying day in and day out for something and God seems silent to you? Join the club - haven't we all? God has answered many of my prayers, sometimes in spectacular ways. Yet some prayers wait to be answered. What do we do? Charles Spurgeon has some advice for us: It … [Read more...]
Christ Our King of Glory
Christ Our King of Glory...Lift up your heads, O gates, and be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in! (Psalm 24:1-10) The earth is the LORD'S, and all it contains, the world, and those who dwell in it. For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers. Who may ascend … [Read more...]
Sailing in Prayer by the Wind of the Spirit
Sailing in prayer by the Wind of the Spirit - though I've had little to do with them I've always been drawn to sailboats and ships. There's something special about only using the power of the wind to sail the seas. It wasn't just sailing boats - as a young boy I was given a book about sailplanes. I became … [Read more...]
Happy Thanksgiving 2021
Happy Thanksgiving to all those who celebrate! Regardless of life’s circumstances, we have much to be thankful for. Alf and I thank God for our family and friends, for His provision, protection, for the Blessed Hope and for His faithfulness. We thank Him for the ways He has drawn us closer to each other and to … [Read more...]
