Living a Life of Thanks

If you learn the art of daily thanks-living, you’ll be guarding your heart against hardness. Without it, you open yourself to spiritual decay.

How does someone keep their heart from hardening when bad things happen? They embrace the daily practice of giving thanks. I don’t know all the answers. However, I have seen thankfulness as a significant thread in the lives of many of my spiritual mentors. They all learned the benefits of living a life of intentional […]

Thanksgiving Should Be A Default Emotion

Thanksgiving should be the default expression of a Christian's heart. Therefore, my obligation to be grateful is not dictated by my circumstances.

In Canada, we celebrate our Thanksgiving on the second Monday in October. It’s the day where we give thanks for our family, friends, and provision. Many people mistakenly believe that our Canadian Thanksgiving is just a copy of the American Thanksgiving holiday. Canadians do share many of the same traditions as our neighbours to the south […]

Use Your Energy Wisely

I cannot afford to live in discontentment; the price is too high. Contentment costs me little, and the reward of inner peace with God and man is priceless beyond measure.

“No one is discontented who employs and enjoys to the utmost what he has.” Mattie D Babcock Before church one Sunday, I watched a toddler race in circles around the rows of chairs in the school gym that served as our sanctuary. The little one was delighted in her newfound mode of locomotion, having only […]