Christian joy is not just a giddy, light-hearted, frothy emotion. No, it’s meatier than that, it has substance. Joy is a bedrock we can build upon. It has endurance; it is strong enough to gird us up through even the darkest of days. Nehemiah 8:10 -“Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is […]
Hope
Hold On
I don’t know to whom I am writing this, but you know who you are. Please, if I can ask a favour of you? Even if things are really dark and you wonder if there will ever be light again on the horizon, hold on. Just a little longer. Hold on. One more […]
Advent Series Part Two He is Our Hope
Advent Series – Week Two – He is our Hope The second part in our Advent Series. Find the part one of this series, as well as the intro, here: Anxious parents, aged far beyond their years, raced behind the ambulance that carried their only son to the critical care hospital nearby. It was a […]
Sometimes, You Need Courage to Wait
Keeping steady and not wavering can be daunting as you wait for rescue but if we find our hope fading, we can count on God to give us the strength to hold on just a little longer. Video Transcript Hi there, and welcome back to Daily Bible Promises with a Twist. And today, we’re going […]
Feeling Like You are Late to the Party?
Ever feel like you are a last-minute addition to the party or that you might not even be REALLY welcome to the party even though your hosts say otherwise? The Gentile believers in Rome might have felt that way and Paul goes out of his way to reassure them they were invited guests after all. […]
Forever Pursuing the Perfect Gift?
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 […]