by Barry | Oct 19, 2017 | Fire On Friday
Isaiah 45:16 tells us “O God of Israel, our Savior, you work in mysterious ways.” I have a friend who wrote a song and the words go “You are at once an enigma, and then you’re as plain as day, I will never claim to understand, but I...
by Barry | Oct 12, 2017 | Fire On Friday
When I was little, I remember being at the swimming pool with our family and sometimes my father would stand in the pool and encourage me to jump from the edge of the pool into his arms. As a child you have a dilemma – you love and trust your parent, but...
by Barry | Oct 5, 2017 | Fire On Friday
The other day we had friends over for dinner and as I was grilling on the barbecue I noticed the flames burn brighter and jump higher when the breeze blew on the coals. Blacksmiths and others who work fires, use bellows to increase the intensity of the fire. In...
by Barry | Sep 28, 2017 | Fire On Friday
Today I want to spend a few moments considering the preciousness of the seed of the Gospel. Psalm 126:6 tells us “Those who go out weeping, carrying precious seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with them.” The Gospel is precious seed! Jesus...
by Barry | Sep 21, 2017 | Fire On Friday
In my home country here in New Zealand we’re fast approaching the general election and it seems to me that issues of politics seem to be at the forefront of news all around the world. Politics was something many tried to draw Jesus into when he was here on the...
