He Called YOU to Carry His Message – Be Yourself

He called you to carry his message, don't allow intimidation to cause you to play a role.

Sacrificially stepping into God’s calling does not mean everything will be clear sailing. In fact, if Biblical narratives are any sign, the opposite seems to be the norm. However, if you study those same narratives, you’ll quickly learn that the safest place a child of God can be is in God’s loving hands during the […]

Peacekeeper or Peacemaker?

Do you try to keep an uneasy peace at the cost of true reconciliation? Are you a peacekeeper rather than a peacemaker?

  Matthew 5:9 – “Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.”   In the 1970s and 80s, Canada sent thousands of troops worldwide on peacekeeping missions. The troops’ job was to ensure the conditions of a tentative truce were followed until lasting peace could be achieved.   At the […]

Now is NOT the Time to Retreat!

We as Christians are not called to retreat and hide our faces from terror, we are called to step forward

Terror hit my Canadian city on a typical Saturday night in late September 2017. That night, our football stadium was full of fans of every colour and faith. Those of us who aren’t into football hoped the crowds coming out of the game wouldn’t be too rambunctious. I heard sirens go by, but I didn’t […]