I realised I haven’t mentioned this in ages, but I have had affiliate links for Amazon US and Amazon Canada for years. It won’t cost you a cent to use the links, beyond the price you’d pay for an item on Amazon, but if you purchase just about anything on Amazon by first going through […]
Warring From a Position of Peace – Psalm 42
Today’s blog is a reflection on Psalm 42. You can find it in my book, “Dare to Call Him Friend.” published in 2015. As I write this introduction in October 2020, I am challenged by the words I wrote years ago. I realise that this morning, I started off my day without the essentials needed […]
A prayer by an Anonymous Abbess
This prayer written by an Anonymous Abbess is such a timely reminder in such troubling times. Keep humble, keep loving, keep pouring out grace, keep thankfulness for the grace others extend to you at the forefront of your day. Leadership is never easy, even if the only person we lead is ourselves. —— Lord, thou […]
What Did a Poor Turkey Ever Do to You?
Happy Thanksgiving Canadian style! Canadian Thanksgiving Day has different roots than American Thanksgiving Day, but the two things our days share are family and food. Lots of food. Turkey is the protein of choice in most homes. I used to have a love-hate relationship with Thanksgiving if the truth were to be told. I loved […]
God’s Not An Abusive Parent
Hebrews 12:19-23 – “Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near with […]
Are You a Hoarder and Don’t Realise It?
When I wrote the following devotional several years ago, 2020 – the year of global hoarding – wasn’t on my radar. I had no idea that frightened people would stampede supermarkets to stockpile on toilet paper, baby wipes, and yeast. In March 2020, members of the not-so-secret society of “The First Order of the Closet […]