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Peace and settledness occur when the creature finds rest in the Creator. — J. Wesley Adams (“Hebrews,” in Full Life Bible Commentary to the New Testament) Out of the eater came something to eat. Out of the strong came something sweet. — Sampson (Judges 14:14, NRSV) The Mozambique civil war lasted from 1976-1992. During that time, [...]

I’ve got a real good excuse why I have not written a devotion on Ezekiel this week.  Donna & I had our first child! Ryan David Barkley was born in Strathroy, Ontario on Friday April 13th.  He weighed in at 7lb, 2.7oz. The nurses and doctors were all amazing.  We’re getting adjusted to life at [...]

Blest cross! Blest sepulchre! Blest rather be The man that there was put to shame for me. — Paul Bunyan My background is pentecostal. Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada to be precise. Under the pentecostal banner, there are a wide variety of experiences. Some churches resemble liturgical mainline parishes. Others are full-out charismatic with all the excesses that [...]

Since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us give thanks, by which we offer to God an acceptable worship with reverence and awe; for indeed our God is a consuming fire. — Hebrews 12:28-29, NRSV God and earthquakes seem to go hand in hand. They do have a lot in common. They’re both [...]