March 9, 2021March 9, 2021Bible, Church

Religion

When it comes to belief in God, Canada’s young people are a lot like their elders, but they view religion as relatively […]

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021Bible, Following

Obey It

“…be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only…” (James 1.22) What a powerful statement. It really is the crux of […]

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021Bible

Receive It

James 1.17 says—  “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with […]

February 15, 2021February 16, 2021Mind, Relationships, Surrender

Anomaly

As believers we have competing natures within us. One of these is your new nature that Jesus spoke of when you are […]

February 9, 2021February 9, 2021Following, Prayer, Spirit Filled, Surrender

It’s Worth It

Thomas Wheeler, CEO of the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, tells a story on himself. He and his wife were driving on […]

February 2, 2021February 2, 2021Following, Surrender

Kaleidoscope

When life hands you a lemon what do you do? Make Lemonade! Or, better yet, squeeze it into some iced tea and […]

January 26, 2021January 26, 2021Following, Jesus, Surrender

James The Just

Being a disciple of Jesus in a fallen world is no new thing. What do we do? How should we respond? Is […]

January 18, 2021January 19, 2021Following, Holy Spirit, Mind, Prayer, Spirit Filled

Our Guide

Robert J. Kriegel offers an observation about being leading and being led. He applies some business savvy to churches— “Research shows that […]

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021Jesus, Worship

How Big?

How big is your God? Is he small enough for you to dictate to him when you need something? Is he small […]

January 4, 2021January 5, 2021Discipleship, Relationships

Studying Together

On any given Wednesday night across North America someone is standing and teaching, lecturing, and/or preaching to other believers about matters of […]

December 29, 2020December 29, 2020Discipleship, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Relationships

Power 2

In continuing on from the last post… The last way in which the fruit of the Spirit serves as a channel for […]

December 19, 2020December 21, 2020Following, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Spirit Filled

Power

The power of the Holy Spirit is one of the most misunderstood and misapplied subjects of the entire New Testament. It is […]

December 15, 2020December 15, 2020Following, Jesus, Relationships

Interrupted 4

So often we claim we don’t have time to be merciful and help others. It was stated best by Charles Spurgeon… “Ministry […]

December 8, 2020December 8, 2020Jesus, Relationships

Interrupted 3

How do you like it when you go to the doctor and you see a Nurse Practitioner, or Physicians assistant?  Or you […]

December 2, 2020December 2, 2020Jesus, Relationships

Interrupted 2

My children are all in their teens at the moment. One in college and working, one in high school and part-time college, […]

November 9, 2020November 24, 2020Following, Jesus, Surrender

Interrupted

I was rereading Matthew 9.9-26 and thinking about how busy Jesus was in a short time. His schedule was pretty packed because […]

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020Discipleship, Following, Jesus

Where Did It Go?

If you read the Gospels then you have read about the Sea of Galilee. The Sea of Galilee is no small lake, […]

October 6, 2020October 6, 2020Bible, Spirit Filled

Don’t Throw It Out

As a third-century man was anticipating death, he penned these last words to a friend: “It’s a bad world, an incredibly bad […]

September 29, 2020September 29, 2020Holy Spirit, Spirit Filled

Don’t Let The Fire Go Out.

The great Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, was the first to discover the magnetic meridian of the North Pole and to discover the […]

September 22, 2020September 22, 2020Prayer, Worship

Good Enough

Thankfulness seems to be a lost art today. Warren Wiersby illustrated this problem in his commentary on Colossians. He told about a […]