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God Is For Us God is for us. This truth sometimes hovers just on the periphery of our vision so ...

Wandering and Not Finding Rest Most of us are pretty familiar with the story. Moses leading the rebellious Israelites on ...

The bible defines faith this way: “To have faith is to be sure of the things we hope for, to ...

I recently posted this entry at "Two Canadians in Australia" which is my pictorial website about the life that my ...

My husband and I were looking at moving back to Canada soon. If moving across the city is stressful, an ...

More Love, More Power Over the past couple+ decades I have been involved in the evolution of the church in ...

All Your Heart "Trust in the Lord with all your heart...In all your ways acknowledge him and he will direct ...

Change I look restlessly out my window. I see Change coming down the road toward me. And while Change was expected, ...

Freedom What an awesome word! What good news to those who are in prison. Imagine how Nelson Mandela felt when ...

Asking God Questions and Having Childlike Faith I am a great one for asking God questions. Really, I am like ...

Where is my confidence? Do you struggle with the dynamics of how to pray effectively for someone? Do you feel ...

An Invitation "So, let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There, we will receive his mercy, ...

Slow down. Slow down, beloved. Breathe. Take time to breathe. To be. To honor the life that God has given ...

The Pain of Parenting a Suffering Child I have had to walk through some tough, horrible days (years) as a ...

Amazing Indwelling Love “All who confess that Jesus is the Son of God have God living in them, and they ...

I have always loved January. I wake up on January 1st with joy and anticipation for all that lies ahead ...

"No man is an island, entire of itself..." John Donne said these words back in the 17th century and they have ...

What is my calling? Whether you are a Christian or not, you have probably, at some point, struggled with the ...

My Grace "Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now ...

Bad News, Good News Do you want the Bad News or the Good News first? Right. Bad news it is, ...

You are Invited to a Birthday Party The days of waiting are over. With anticipation we come to celebrate the ...

Do Not Be Afraid "Do not be afraid" - the angel said to Mary. "Do not be afraid" - the ...

Hope is What Binds us Together I recently had the privilege of being a contributing writer (along with 13 other ...

Where is Peace to be Found? The birth of Jesus ushered in a new kingdom on earth - a Kingdom ...

As I sang these words this past Sunday morning, I was filled with a certainty that I truly believed these ...

O Come Let Us Adore Him I love traditional Christmas songs. They are so full of worship - and so ...

God Gives us Gifts One of the beloved traditions of the Christmas season is gift giving. The tradition of this ...

Good News of Great Joy Every day we are bombarded with bad news on TV and on our devices, in ...

These are a Few of my Favorite Things One of my favorite things about Christmas is (cue Julie Andrews)... LIGHTS! ...

Away in a Manger Away in a manger, no crib for a bed, The little Lord Jesus lay down his ...

The holiday season is known for its busyness. And don't we secretly delight in it? The parties, performances, carol singing, ...

Expectant and Prepared to Worship When we are expecting guests for dinner, we spend the day preparing. buying groceries cleaning ...

Tradition In Advent Tradition brings us feelings of comfort and joy. Tradition connects us with people that we love, through ...

The church is a family and a place to call home God, you are Love and wherever you are, love ...

This is the third and final post in the series on Peace. I think that it is also my most ...

Beware of the Peace Robbers There might be peace robbers in your house right now, and you don't even know it! ...

Pursuing Peace This morning I woke up with these words pulled up from my heart and spoken into my thoughts: ...

The Power of a Loving Touch A few weeks ago, Pope Francis traveled through the United States. Often he would ...

A few weeks ago I wrote "Looking for Blessing, not Luck" - about the “Sermon on the Mount” blessings. One particular ...

Knock, Knock, Knock You have barely wiped away the tears of your disappointment and shattered hopes and already you hear ...

Looking for Blessing, Not Luck Many Christians are careful to avoid using the word “lucky” – and rightly so.  When ...

When I wrote Waiting and Hoping - Part 1, it connected with quite a few women. I discovered that as women (perhaps women ...

A Season of Waiting and Hoping Almost 2 years ago, I left the security and affirming presence of my church ...

Generous Love of God Recently I was reading about Spiritual Blessings in Ephesians 1:3-8. Suddenly a typically sedate reading time ...

Finish His Work I almost didn't start well. A couple of months ago, I became interested in the idea of ...