What is a heavenly mind? Centuries ago I bought a nice house in a quiet little street in an inner-city suburb. It was a haven nestled away from the outside hustle and bustle of the larger city. Although small, it was big enough to house me, my widowed mother, my brother and his new bride. The secluded back yard was … [Read more...]
Reading Pilgrim’s Progress
I've started reading Pilgrim's Progress again - for only the second time. You might even say I've been drawn to reread it. During prayer walks with Sammy, our Golden Retriever, I've felt promptings to take John Bunyan's book off the shelf and get re-acquainted with it. The moment I finally placed Bunyan's book on … [Read more...]
A Prayer by John Murray
Below is A Prayer by John Murray. It appears on the back of his book "O Death, Where is thy Sting?" It is a little book I feel everyone should read. In the Foreword to Murray's book Sinclair Ferguson writes about having met and listened to him when he (Ferguson) was a young man. Murray left such an impression of his … [Read more...]
Fighting an Uphill Battle?
Are you fighting an uphill battle? Sometimes things can just get a bit much – whether we're struggling with our faith, or finding everything else in life is getting on top of us, it's hard to know how, or why, to keep pressing on. These verses are a reminder of God's promises, that others have been there before and the … [Read more...]
Outspoken Tulip
I'm constantly humbled by people like Joni Eareckson Tada, who have enormous challenges. Their attitudes minister to grumblers like me. Another example is The Outspoken Tulip, DebbieLynne Kespert. I initially came across DebbieLynne's blog via Twitter and was quickly captivated by her love for God, despite the … [Read more...]
Being Chased by a Lion
From time to time I still indulge in reading C. S. Lewis' Narnian Chronicles. I guess I never grew up in some ways. The Horse and His Boy is one of the books in the series. The central figure is Shasta, a boy who meets a Narnian talking horse. Shasta and Bree meet up with a Narnian mare and a refugee Calormene girl. … [Read more...]
Elephant in a Canal
As I was scrolling through twitter my attention was drawn to a video of an elephant trapped in a narrow water canal. It was desperately trying to climb the steep bank in order to rejoin his family. There was a large crowd of people trying to help him climb up. They dropped a rope to which they tied several tires. … [Read more...]
A Blessed Christmas 2018
Wishing everyone a Blessed Christmas 2018! This is the time of the year when all Christians ought to contemplate on the miracle of Christmas. This is the time when the Eternal Son, by whom all things were made, condescended to be born as one of us, in order to bring redemption to us, and all creation. I often … [Read more...]
Telos on the Resurrection
As we get older, we're likely to be increasingly exposed to the specter and inevitability of our mortality, through the example of the deaths of relatives and friends. We also experience this through the steady, unrelenting degradation of our bodies. We get old and die. Sometimes we don't even make it to old age. We do … [Read more...]
A Heaven Without Christ?
What if you died and woke up in a heaven without Christ? Can there even be a Christ-less heaven? I'm sure many people today would prefer it that way. But might a heaven devoid of Christ actually be something else? I was first taught about Christ by my mother. For all its theological problems, Christ was also taught … [Read more...]
