A lot of sure, solid things we put our trust in aren’t all that sure and solid. Property, wealth, family, career, etc are all good things. But they cannot be our foundation. Psalm 121 In an ever-changing world there is only one sure foundation. God, the creator, is the one constant over the millennia. Julie and I visited New Zealand between the two big earthquakes that hit Christchurch. We got to go in the cathedral before it was severely damaged in the second quake. A magnif

Each of us, as we walk alongside of others, write on each other’s hearts. 2 Cor 3:1-4 Whose heart are you writing on, and whose life are you allowing to write on your heart, so that they and you may be more like Christ? I came across some letters my dad’s mother wrote to him when he enlisted in the Army in 1940 and was doing training in Edinburgh with an armoured unit. The letters contained the usual things—did you get there safely? How are you settling in? What was happening

In John 2:13-22, when Jesus entered the temple and furiously drove out the money changers, He wasn’t just cleansing a building. He was revealing a truth far deeper than walls or rituals. John 2:13-22 In Jesus the fullness of God is made accessible to us, making a worshipful relationship with Him personal, immediate, and alive. The temple, once built of stone and gold, had become a place where commerce replaced communion. The place where people, including the gentiles, were su

Have you ever heard the expression "first impressions count"? John 12:1-11 Jesus also invites us to worship him extravagantly and be the aroma of Christ to all those around us for the sake of their eternal future. Psychologists say it only takes seven seconds for our brain to form an opinion about someone else, including their actions. In John 12:1-11 Mary was on the receiving end of some harsh criticism from Judas Iscariot, one of Jesus' disciples. In the middle of a dinner