Can we afford not to be kind?

In an age of decreasing civility, I wanted to share two short and recent stories from my own experience. The first is a neighbour who is not well-liked in our small community. He’s been a rather nasty man, has burnt most of the bridges of those around us. He is often the subject of conversation…

No more tithes and offering

I’ve written this several times in various places including our own Salvationist magazine, but let me clarify. What I mean by this is, stop asking for the tithes and offerings. It is not that I don’t think tithing is a Biblical principle, no doubt it is. Giving an offering is an action that comes out…

Have you ever cut off your hand?

Obedience to Christ is the foundational principle that I as a follower of Christ must operate on if I call myself a disciple of Jesus.  So I pay attention to the words of Jesus that are set in the context of the command.  In a long line of verses that I could cite are the…