Recently, in Wednesday evening Bible Study, we have been working our way through John Brevere’s Bait of Satan Series on offence. It has been a fantastic reminder of how sneaky offence can be, how easily it derails one’s relationships with others and God and all the ways it can hide Read more
Hard times create strong men (people)Strong men (people) create good timesGood times create weak men (people)Weak men (people)create hard times.G. Michael Hopf Self-sacrifice and self-discipline aren’t popular ‘self’ words in our current urban dictionary. Yet if we do a deep dive into anyone who has achieved something more than the Read more
Do I know you? Have you ever been asked that question? Sometimes the resulting conversation uncovers a long-lost acquaintance, and sometimes it remains a mystery. I am part of a book club which is currently reading “Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus” (by Ann Spangler and Lois Tverberg. It’s Read more
I have always been attracted to shiny things. I used to joke about it and say I was part crow. As I have gotten older, I still find I have a weakness for things that are shiny, but now I find that if I bring them home, they often don’t Read more
This week, one phone call sent my world spinning.I didn’t see it coming. Suddenly, like Peter, who had been walking on top of the waves in faith, I found myself focusing on the waves and struggling not to drown – in fear. Like Peter, I also cried out, Lord, HELP!! Read more
Recently, when reading Romans chapter 8, I realized that when man sinned and became cursed by God, the curse of death was more than spiritual and physical death. It was also a loss of purpose. The earth was also cursed. I have always lumped the earth being cursed into the Read more