Monthly Archives: February 2015

This morning the news has reported that 90+ Christians were kidnapped by ISIS in Syria. Here we go again. Just a couple of weeks ago ISIS sent out a gruesome video of the killing of 21 Coptic Christian men who were kidnapped … Continue reading →

Martyrs. 21 of them. “Help me, Jesus,” were the words on the lips of one of the Coptic Christians – who were kidnapped and martyred on the beach in Libya. Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and put … Continue reading →

My good friend Ron Frost posted an article called A Growing Challenge that considers the times we live in relative to the warnings Jesus gave about the antagonism Christians would face as the world careens out of control. I encourage you … Continue reading →

Where did the self-help notion, “you have to forgive yourself” come from? Certainly not the Bible! It is a bizarre notion. You are complicit after all…. yes, you did it. So how does one go about forgiving oneself? Biblically, forgiveness … Continue reading →

On a recent flight to India I had the privilege of sitting next to a man from Canada who was traveling to his hometown in Punjabi. He had immigrated to Canada when he was in high school 20 years ago. … Continue reading →