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"Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand." (Ephesians 6:13) What is the day of evil? The evil day is that day of challenge, the day of crisis, the...
DIVINE STRENGTH
Who would have thought that the world would come to a stop by a virus. All forecasts are incalculable. What can happen between now and the end of 2020? We can be undone by miscalculation, overconfidence and the chaos of uncontrollable events. We can misjudge our...
SEEKING AN ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS
Many people have been affected in life by an erroneous diagnosis of their problems. Ailments that have been wrongly diagnosed and treated accordingly have produced more problems than they have solved. That is why getting a second opinion is almost standard before any...
LIFE IS A BATTLE
In recurrent health and economic threats we must remember that the Scripture warns us that life is a battle, that we will face evil days of crisis and tragedy, and that we must put on the whole armor of God if we are to survive and be victorious. "Put on all God's...
OUR RESPONSE TO THE CURRENT EMERGENCY
As I listen and watch the news about the spread of the coronavirus, the drop in the oil price and the stock market, the cancellation of sports, entertainment and political events, the closure of college classes and nursing homes, I ask myself what my response should...
FREEDOM OF SPEECH: THE CURRENT IDEOLOGICAL DEBATE
Jordan Peterson, Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto, has become an international celebrity due to his online lectures on YouTube and his bestseller, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos. In his biography Savage Messiah: How Dr. Jordan Peterson is...
WHAT ARE THE TEMPTATIONS WE COMMONLY EXPERIENCE?
On the first Sunday in Lent we read about the temptations of Jesus by the devil in the wilderness (Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 1:12,13; Luke 4:1-13). It is an archetype of the spiritual conflict we experience on a daily basis. What are the temptations we commonly experience?...
A PRAYER FOR LENT
On November 14, 1940, a German air-raid passed over the center of England. The medieval cathedral of Coventry was left a burnt-out shell. In 1962 a new cathedral was consecrated which I visited a couple of years later. It is strikingly beautiful with its Sutherland...
A PRAYER FOR ASH WEDNESDAY
Perhaps the most neglected aspect of the Christian life is confession. It is hard for us to admit that we are sinners, and in need of forgiveness. Since the prevailing culture promotes doing whatever makes you feel good without guilt, and refuses to allow judging...
WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE ABOUT THE DEVIL?
The eye of a hurricane is deceptive. All is calm. You think that the worst of the storm is over but it has only just begun. The backside of the storm can be worse than the front. All that was damaged before is subjected to another battering. Whatever was weakened is...
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