Instead of making New Year’s resolutions, write down a New Year’s prayer list. It is more advantageous, and it keeps our plans and goals for the coming year where they should be—in submission to the will of God. Start life change with prayer. Bathe life-change in prayer. Celebrate life-change with rejoicing in prayer. Let’s consider…
A college student stands in front of the mirror to get a good look at his biceps. Not very impressive. It’s the beginning of the semester and he decides to do something about it. He’s tired of looking wimpy and struggling to open pickle jars, so he resolves to make changes in his life. So…
[Editor’s note: this article is produced by AI from a transcript of a sermon preached Dec 28, 2025. More information and links to Bible-reading schedules appear at the end of the article.] The third time the Bible refers to “reading” is in Deuteronomy 31.9-13, a passage that reveals God’s purpose for his people regularly reading…
Recently, I noticed my vision becoming gradually, increasingly obstructed. It seemed as if a shade was being pulled down, blocking the sight in my right eye. Each day this shade was a little lower. Thankfully, I was able to see an ophthalmologist who quickly diagnosed the problem. I had a torn and detached retina. An…
When His disciples heard it, they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?” 26 But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” (Matthew 19:25-26) This is the time of year for making resolutions. These are goals set for the year in…
While shepherds watched their flocks by night, all seated on the ground, an angel of the Lord came down, and glory shone around. “Fear not,” said he for mighty dread had seized their troubled mind “glad tidings of great joy I bring to you and all mankind. “To you, in David’s town, this day is…
The Christmas story is a very Jewish story. There’s a Jewish man, engaged to a Jewish woman, who gives birth to the Jewish Messiah, come to the Jewish people as predicted in the Jewish Scriptures. All of this takes place, of course, in the ancestral home of the Jewish people. But within this story are…
This evening my wife and I visited the BC Forest Discovery Centre with our three-year-old grandson and his family. If you follow the link, you will see that they are featuring “The Christmas Express,” a ride on their old logging train around the Discovery Centre’s property.1 Our grandson loves trains and the evening was a…
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away…
Pain? Sure. Hardship? Yes. Poverty? OK. Hard work? Count me in. Death? That one is very hard, but yes. Public humiliation? Uh, maybe not. Honor, duty. We value these things highly. Civil War commanders sent rows of young men to near certain death with the words “What will your family think of you if you…