by sdbarnard | Jan 14, 2022 | Featured |
The rich and the poor (James 1:9-11) In James’ letter to the twelve tribes in the Dispersion, he instructs them how to view trials of various kinds. They are to count it all joy because the trials are not without purpose. The testing of one’s faith produces...
by sdbarnard | Aug 7, 2020 | Uncategorised |
Counsel from Him who has the two-edged sword In Revelation 2:12-17 one finds the words of Jesus specifically to the church in Pergamum and generally to all the churches. In these words, Jesus identifies himself as “the words of him who has the sharp two-edged sword.”...
by sdbarnard | Jul 10, 2020 | Featured |
The crown that is life 8 “And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: ‘The words of the first and the last, who died and came to life. 9 “‘I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich) and the slander of those who...
by sdbarnard | May 1, 2020 | Featured |
In Whom Do You Trust? In whom do you trust? This question may not be one you have ever really considered but the answer to it is often revealed when difficulty or suffering arrive at one’s doorstep. It is revealed in how one responds to the difficulty or suffering...
by sdbarnard | Apr 10, 2020 | Featured |
The hour has come When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, 2 since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you...