Unfollow Fear
This past Sunday in church, the theme was hope. If we’ve ever needed hope, it’s now! As I prepared to lead worship last Sunday, I felt that there has been a shadow dimming the hope of many of us – including me. As I prayed that God would revive our hope, I asked what I…
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Is it possible to have unity in diversity? My heart is breaking at the division we are seeing right now, especially among Christians. It feels like the North American Church is splintering at an accelerated rate. My heart longs for unity, but I’ll be the first to admit I don’t know how to achieve it.…
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Are you exhausted from always giving and never receiving? I know what that feels like. In my youth, I felt like I had a lot to give. Love seemed clearer and less costly. But I’ve been in over my head for awhile now. I’ve faced many situations where I don’t know how to love, or…
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Language is one of the greatest gifts we have to impact the people around us. Words lodge themselves into the fabric of our souls. Their impact echoes in our souls long after our ears stop hearing and our minds stop remembering them. Words have the power to define us, to change the trajectory of our lives.…
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Do you live life from the outside in, or the inside out? Many messages in our culture support living from the outside in. We are told that the right position, profession, relationship or possession will bring happiness. We try to fix our problems by changing our circumstances. And in the Church, we expect God to…
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This coming weekend we celebrate Thanksgiving here in Canada, so it seems fitting to reflect on gratitude. The longer I live, the more grateful I am. Over the years, I have been learning how to cultivate an attitude of gratitude. Woe Was Me I don’t know if it’s just the bent of my personality, but…
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I love this quote from Nelson Mandela: “There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” ‘Playing small’ is choosing to stay comfortable and safe in order to avoid the risk of failure, embarrasment or disappointment. As a…
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The longer I’ve been a Christian, the more I wonder: is our faith centred on love, or on having answers? Sometimes in church, we can get to a place where our doctrines/beliefs replace our faith. We stop searching, stop learning, stop growing. Instead, we dig our doctrinal trenches and settle in to defend them. I…
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Are you still finding wonder? Wonder is a feeling of awe caused by something beautiful, unexpected, unfamiliar or unexplainable. The baby fox you see in the picture was a moment of wonder for me. It is a rare gift to see a baby fox, let alone photograph one. I see my own wonder in her…
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