by Amy Nelham | Mar 14, 2025 | CBC InTouch
Idols of metal or stone are not commonly worshipped in our Western world; but they’re certainly there, especially among some immigrant communities. It’s commonplace to hear in churches about the dangers Christians face from idols of a different sort: the dangers of...
by Amy Nelham | Mar 7, 2025 | CBC InTouch
Have you ever questioned whether or not God is happy with you? Perhaps in the past you’ve been tempted to feel like he must look at you with disappointment. If not active disappointment, perhaps he...
by Amy Nelham | Feb 21, 2025 | CBC InTouch
In the final hours before his death, Jesus spoke many profound things to his disciples. Of the many discourses we know Jesus gave during that final night, John records one which is unique to his gospel...
by Amy Nelham | Feb 14, 2025 | CBC InTouch
In military history, there’s a strategy which always seems to work for the weaker side: guerilla warfare. America in the 1770’s; Spain during Napoleon’s reign; Vietnam in living memory; and quite recently, a couple of times in Afghanistan. Put simply, the strategy is...
by Amy Nelham | Jan 31, 2025 | CBC InTouch
Of all the miracles that Jesus did, turning water into wine at the wedding-feast in Cana (John 2:1-11) is the odd miracle out. Why? Jesus healed the sick, drove out demons, fed thousands in one shot…twice! He calmed life-imperilling storms, and raised the dead!...
by Amy Nelham | Jan 24, 2025 | CBC InTouch
You might be surprised to hear that we know almost nothing about the first three decades of Jesus’ life. We evidently know a great deal about the circumstances of his birth (and celebrate them in a...