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Love Never Fails
Someone once said that as old as the human race is, you would think we would have learned to love one another by now. Isn’t that odd since "I love you," are the three most powerful words we can hear?
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0031.mp3
Our Final Authority: Bible or Jesus? Brad Jersak
Our final authority:
It was one of my classic last-minute cancellations. A church whose pastor and elders had invited me to speak on prayer found themselves awkwardly withdrawing their invitation. The pastor had moved on and the interim minister had done some digging. He was offended that my church (Fresh Wind at the time) had nothing in our statement(s) of faith about the Bible. That was because our doctrinal statements were the Nicene Creed and the Apostles' Creed. I told him that I was not comfortable with creating statements of faith or redacting the great ...
The Greatest of These is Love
This is the first program of our six part series on the three Godly virtues of faith, hope and love. The Bible says that the greatest of these virtues is love, and that without love we are nothing.
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0030.mp3
CWR video – Angry, Retributive Images of God
Short video on the images of God.
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Reflections Along the Jesus Way
September 14, 2026 - Quote for the Day:
“Jesus asks us to trust him. Jesus invites us to believe him. Jesus invites us to embrace the grace of God. Some say, ‘Oh, that’s too easy – that’s just an excuse.’ I reply, ‘Oh, no it is the most difficult thing in the world to trust, believe, surrender, yield and embrace the grace of God. I’ll tell you what is easy: to follow the dictates of religion that suggest if we just do more, run faster, give more, pray harder – then maybe, someday, if we catch God on a good day, he will give us what we ...
God is Love, BUT All Love is Not Divine – Greg Albrecht
Love is not merely one of many attributes of God – the Bible clearly defines God as love. Love is the essence of who God is. God is love, he is the perfect, divine, ultimate and eternally pure definition of love.
Divine love is more than an attribute, it is the essence of God, given by him to humans as a gift. Doing good things and behaving in a moral and appropriate way (as defined by human society, culture and/or religion) is not one and the same as God’s love. Good deeds and human virtue do not transform us into becoming like God – good behavior is not one ...
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"You Are Un-Invited"
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If you don’t fall down and worship before the golden calf you will be asked to leave the sacred place of religion. When push comes to shove, religious authorities often ex-communicate and un-invite those who follow Jesus Christ.
https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/CWR656.mp3
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Reflections Along the Jesus Way
September 12, 2026 - Quote for the Day:
“For some, ‘studying the Bible’ is merely a subjective exercise of picking and choosing until they are able to prove what they already believe to be true. As we faithfully study the Bible, we must beware of the many ways our beliefs and our biases may influence our quest to hear and know God.
Eisegesis = Reading something into (eis) the passage that isn’t there. An exercise in subjectivism.
Exegesis = Discovering and understanding meaning out of (ex) the passage, attempting to establish an unbiased point ...
A Sure Foundation
Moral values and absolutes are not fashionable today but moral relativism is. Yet, when we think about foundations words such as "concrete" and "bedrock" come to mind. Upon what foundations is your life based?
The Winding Path of Life – Stuart Segall
I saw this quote, and it is so me. I am a slow reader — painfully slow in reading or keyboarding. “Some assembly required” usually sends me hurrying to the toilet. I am the poster child for the words “late bloomer.” So, when I saw this, my oh my, did I want to write about it.
That understanding speaks to humility and patience. It reminds us that life is a shared classroom, not a competition. Each person is learning their own lessons, shaped by their experiences, timing, and challenges. The boy and the old man in the painting embody that truth: one just ...
Christianity — What’s In It For Me?
The greatest concern on the typical North American mind is "What's in it for me?" Why should we be Christians? Jesus' disciples wanted to know the answer to that very same question. Jesus' answer is still relevant for us today.
How Are We To “Be Perfect”? – Brad Jersak
Question:
In light of Christ’s revelation of God’s saving grace, how are we to understand his statement, “Be perfect as your Father in heaven is perfect”? (Matthew 5:48)
Response:
Imagine trying to be the perfect human! Imagine striving to be perfect like Jesus was perfect! Imagine trying to be as perfect as God himself! If we were to take Jesus literally there, we’d either be deluded in our perfectionism or exhausted all the time. It’s just not possible and even seems completely pointless.
Religious or moral perfectionism ...
What Is the Kingdom of God?
Jesus preached about the kingdom of God continuously, but what is it? Is it solely a future time or is the kingdom already here and we've not discovered it.
Reflections Along the Jesus Way
September 9, 2026 - Quote for the Day:
“The record of failed predictions should be a red flag for Christians, a caution against using Revelation as a predictive handbook. The fact that our religious landscape is littered with predictions and speculations about eschatology it itself a reason why you need to carefully consider this issue. Why have so many been so wrong so often? The view that you accept of the ordering of events before Christ comes need not affect your salvation, for eschatology is not a core doctrine of Christianity. But your eschatological ...
CWR Video – The Word – Jesus
In this CWR Video, Greg describes how our lives can be a reflection of the light that is within us, Jesus, the living Word.
https://vimeo.com/1212409409
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Changing Course
The ship of our life is much like the Titanic -- we're heading for an iceberg -- metaphorically the end of our lives. But there is an out -- the good news is that Jesus offers us eternal life. Wouldn't it make sense to change course?
Two Brothers – by Greg Albrecht
Jesus continued: "There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of the estate.' So he divided his property between them.
"Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. He longed to fill his stomach with the ...
To Watch or To Worship
Many Christians are far more comfortable detached and observing; "watching" rather than "worshiping." How do you respond to our Lord and Savior? Are you a "watcher" or a "worshiper"?
God’s Heart For The Strangers – by Bermie Dizon
Sometimes people ask me who my favorite child is. Of course, I love all my children equally. However, there are times when this love is misunderstood.
Let me explain. As a parent of four children, when one of them is in pain or crisis, it’s not difficult for my wife and me to focus on the one who is suffering. This special attention does not mean we love our other children any less. It simply means that the child in need requires our immediate care. In the same way, I believe Jesus consistently gives priority to those who are hurting, alienated, and without much ...
Reflections Along the Jesus Way
September 7, 2026 - Quote for the Day:
“So one day, Moses was shepherding his sheep. He was far from the glitz and glamour of Egyptian society – he was just another nomadic shepherd. There was a time when he had been a young and handsome prince, now he was an old and forgotten shepherd. He was moving his sheep, trying to find a better pasture – when this strange encounter with God changed his life. We call it the burning bush – the bush that just burned and burned and burned without ever being consumed.
Examine the story carefully. Moses was not ...
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