"Hank, I have a question about resurrection." "What's the question?" "If we go straight to heaven when we die, what's the point of the resurrection?" "That's a very good question, Ede. I'm happy you asked it. It is very clear in the Word of God, that there are two resurrections. The first one is of …
Canada’s New National Holiday
Image by Government of Canada Today is the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This holiday was proposed in 2015 by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, which under Action 80 called upon the federal government, in collaboration with Indigenous peoples, to establish a statutory holiday “to honour Survivors, their families, and communities, …
Salvation
“Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham; for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost” – Luke 19:9, 10. Salvation is free and it’s for everyone, no matter who you are or what you have done. All you have …
Lost Sheep
Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost - Luke 15:5 Christ Holding a lamb. When watching the The Chronological Gospel Movie about JESUS, I was struck by the story of the shepherd who went searching for his lost sheep. He was an older man, probably in his fifties or sixties and fit. He …
Don’t Put it Off
"I passed by your church this morning and heard the congregation singing, Jesus is Coming Again." "Yes. It's one of my favorite hymns." "You really believe He's coming again." "Of course. God is not a Man that He should lie. Jesus promised that He will come again and He will." "If that is true, why …
It’s No Secret
"Bev, I've been meaning to ask you a Bible question." "What's the question?" "Isn't Jesus coming secretly? Doesn't it say in the Bible that there will be two people in a field and one will be taken and the other one left behind?" "Yes. It does but this is talking about two sets of people. …
Emma’s Ultimatum
"Why can't you just admit it?" Emma demanded. "Admit what?" Nick asked. "That you were with Ronda yesterday." "So what if I was with her? Why do you automatically assume that something happened between us?" "Didn't it? You two have a history. Even after you and I started dating, you were still hanging around her. …
The Trade In
PHOTO PROMPT © Jeff Arnold “Why don’t you trade that in for a computer?” “I don’t trust computers. I’ve heard horror stories of people losing their work because of some glitch. No, I’m sticking to this handy typewriter. It has been good to me for all these years. I’m not going to trade it in …
In Every Season…Praise Him
It was on a Wednesday evening when *Dora was listening to Christian music on YouTube. The artist was someone she had never heard of before until her aunt sent her an email about him. The songs were very uplifting but the one which really got to her was the one called, Holy, Holy, Holy. It …
Coping As Best As We Can
It has been over a month since we lost our dear son. There are times when I feel fine and there are other times when I break down and sob uncontrollably because the pain is so deep. It's deep, deep down and it hurts. The void he has left in our lives is like a …