The God of Do-Overs and Second Chances!

Praise the God of Second Chances - Only God can.."Turn a Mess into a Message, a Test into a Testimony, a Trial into a Triumph, a Victim into a Victory!!"

In my late teens, I was blessed to be mentored by two powerful women. They also discipled young inmates who came to know Christ while incarcerated. Most of these young men were first-time offenders. Their fledgling forays into the legal system terrified them. The calm, gentle, and no-nonsense discipleship method used by Opal and Myrtle […]

Are you Forever Pursuing the Perfect Gift to Give?

Be authentic with God. He doesn’t expect perfection. Our Heavenly Father gifted His Son to us to reconcile imperfect us with His perfect self. 

I love to give my friends meaningful presents, and I am always in pursuit of just the perfect gift!  Case in point: a few years ago, one of my closest friends approached a milestone birthday. I wanted to honour her, not just because she was an amazing friend, but because she was someone I greatly […]

Love One Another. A command or a suggestion?

Loving one another is not a suggestion, it is a command

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot. And usually, I get into trouble when I think. But in this case, I’ve been reading the Bible every year following the Daily Audio Bible. About a month ago, we were in the book of John, and we came across a very familiar passage. It’s one of the most […]

A Tale of Two Outreaches – Love Trumps Fear

Two outreaches. Two different approaches. Two different results.

In my early twenties, I took part in two short-term outreaches within a couple of months of each other.  The first outreach was to a remote area of Canada, about 9 hours northwest of where I was living at the time. I am deliberately vague as to the exact location to protect the identities of […]