Deuteronomy 6:6-7“And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.” Since becoming a parent 12 years ago, these verses have often run through the back of my mind as an encouragement. Sometimes, even oftentimes, ...  Read More

Matthew 10:27“What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs.”  What hit me here is the fact that God tells us things in the dark part of our lives. So often He feels silent in those times, like He’s not there. But can I encourage us to look for Him? Listen for Him? He’s there in the dark somewhere. He said so.And one day, when this dark ...  Read More

John 14:6 “I am the way the truth and the life” What a short, powerful sentence. In it, we see that Jesus doesn’t beat around the bush when it comes to what we should believe as Christians. He doesn’t use a parable or say something “smart” so we can try to interpret it. He just says that He is the way the truth and the life. Pretty straightforward, right?Yet we live in a world where we are despera...  Read More

40 days. What can happen in 40 days? Seasons can change. Here in Canada, 40 days is enough to go from beaches and air conditioning to parkas and snow shovels. In 40 days, Moses climbed Mount Sinia and returned with the 10 commandments. It was also enough time for the Israelites to abandon the God that had just miraculously freed them from 430 years of slavery and replace Him with an idol.  Read More