A Word for Today’s Church: It’s not an easy word, I am afraid, but it’s been stirring in my heart as I see so many Christians caught up in this deception. The enemy would love for you to believe that if you suddenly mastered every spiritual gift, you would be more important than you are […]
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Do You Suffer From Spiritual Selective Amnesia?
Do you suffer from Spiritual Selective Amnesia? If you do, don’t be alarmed. Many Christians fall prey to this affliction. The symptoms usually appear a year or so after they surrender their hearts to Christ. They remember the peace that overwhelmed them and carried them through the early days of their salvation. They remember the […]
Some Gardens God Invites Us to Enter Aren’t Pleasant
Years ago, I was drawn to a young man who worked at a large church. He was involved in various departments, and his tasks gave him a modest social media presence – this was during the early days of what we now know as social media. I was excited when he started his own ministry. […]
The God of Legacy
2 Samuel 7:2-17 This is the God I serve. The God who appreciates a King’s heart but doesn’t take him up on his generous offer. The God who had a bigger plan. David wanted to build a temple for the Lord, but God told David’s cousin, Nathan, “Let David know I appreciate the […]
Redirection Produces Greater Fruit Than A Harsh Rebuke
Many years ago, I supervised a pre-school in a refugee camp where many kids had behavioural issues due to trauma. I knew that punishing a child for inappropriate behaviour wasn’t as helpful as guiding them to find a resolution. By helping them navigate through conflict, I was contributing to their self-awareness and problem-solving skills. After […]
Anxiety Up? What is Your Mind Feasting on?
I chose long ago to ditch News Channels. Somehow, they have to fill in 24 hours of so-called news daily. In my experience, 23 of those 24 hours are filled with fear-mongering and speculative opinionated experts who spew so-called facts that fit the political bias of that news agency. I haven’t watched a national or […]