Worship – Appeasing an Angry God?

Are you still trying to get in God's good books?  Quit trying!  If you are a Christ follower, you are already a beloved child in your Father's good graces.

Are you still trying to get in God’s good books?  Quit trying!  If you are a Christ follower, you are already a beloved child in your Father’s good graces. An excerpt from “Dare to Call Him Friend” one of my devotional books,  available in print or e-book formats. Is God about to drop the other […]

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 […]

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 […]

What Did a Poor Turkey Ever Do to You?

We moved on, let's give others the grace to do the same

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 […]