Many of us try to be prepared for life’s trials. We buy insurance, we might stock up on food before a storm, we get our cars in good shape before a trip, and we check the weather report before...

I was thinking about how communication has changed just during my lifetime. As a child I do not remember having a phone at all in our home, but we must have had one. I do not remember myself or...

‘Out with the old, in with the new’ is a phrase most commonly associated with the changeover to a new year. It means leaving old ideas, past problems, and outmoded behaviours behind and starting...

Have you ever gone into a pantry and found a can of food without a label on it? The only way for you to figure out what’s inside is by opening the can. After opening the unlabelled item, what is the...

‘Blessed’, the opening word in Psalm one, is very important. It is the same expression Jesus uses in Matthew 5:3-11 when he describes the joys of Kingdom living that abound and overflow to...

Do you ever feel burdened by past emotional hurts, struggles, and traumas? Maybe we all do. We are all broken in a certain way. But that brokenness is not our identity — Christ is. Let’s be...

Now that the snow is melting, I ventured out with my little dog to see if we could take our walks again, exploring the world, looking for treasure, getting our exercise. We soon met the water from the...

We see signs all around us that warn of danger: Toxic; High Voltage; Hot Surface; Smoking Causes Cancer; Danger of Ice. But my favourite, if you can call it that, is Danger of Death. This imperative...

Does the world seem broken beyond repair? It seems every generation at one point or another feels this way. In smaller ways, we also have times of brokenness in our personal lives when we realise...

I’m a big fan of breath prayers. You can turn any Bible verse or part of a verse into a short prayer that uses only one breath. I’ve come up with many on my own, but I’ve also used...

In the header scripture, we see Jesus reassure his disciples before his death. Jesus’ promise isn’t just for the future, but for now. As we approach Easter, our thoughts are focused on Jesus’...

There are days when everything seems to go wrong. You can stress about it, you can act out, but it does no good, it even makes things worse. When you go about something confidently that it will work...

Have you ever visited somewhere on holiday when a fellow traveller comes up to you and asks for directions to a particular place and you have to say sorry, I’m not from around here? That’s...

A research study published in the Journal of Business Ethics in 2000 found that promise-keeping was not a high priority in the American workplace. In fact, only 30 per cent of the 700 study...

An art-loving friend of mine was remarking on the number of people she has seen at exhibitions who just stand in front of each painting and take a pic on their phone. All they are getting is a record...

It seems clear, from the various analogies and metaphors the apostle Paul uses to describe the Christian life, that there is a constant striving after something, but what is that something we need to...

I never tire of baking sourdough bread. Every loaf seems like a miracle to me. How is it that two cups of water, four cups of flour, two teaspoons of salt and a quarter cup of sourdough starter can...

Just when I assumed winter was over, and that we would again slip past a year with measurable snow, in it came, wave after wave of snow. I cannot remember having more than two snow days in a row...

‘Call upon the name of the Lord and be saved’ is the memorable bridge sometimes sung by the worship group Hillsong when performing the well-known hymn, Here I Am to Worship. It comes, of course,...

Life can feel like a wilderness path, rough and winding, marked by both beauty and challenge. There are steep climbs, dark valleys, and unexpected storms. But along this road, we’re not alone –...

If not for Jesus’ willing death and surrender to the Father’s will, we would still be dead in our sins. If not for his resurrection, we would have no hope of eternal life with God and no hope of...

When life gets hard, we sometimes use things to prop ourselves up and keep ourselves going. Some common props we use might be technology, clothing and possessions like cars, homes and shiny things....

I am making cookies for my 24 grandchildren: one is my daughter’s child and the other 23 are my adopted children from her sixth-grade class. I am always doing things on the outer fringes for my...

The other day I rashly decided to tackle a job I have been putting off for quite some time. This task has been added to my annual ‘To Do List’ for many years, and I was determined that this was...

Like a thick fog lifting, revealing a landscape that was hidden moments before, Transfiguration Sunday reminds us of a time when the disciples saw Jesus in his true glory. On that mountain, their...

I had half my mind on watching an episode of a well-known detective story on TV the other day when the other half got to considering the lot of one of the actors. He played the part of a dead body....

The Apprentice is back on TV. If you’ve ever seen the programme, you’ll know that the candidates to be Lord Sugar’s apprentice have to complete a CV documenting who they are, and what they have...

In the past, wedding ceremonies always included the line, ‘What God has joined together, let no one put asunder.’ With 50% of marriages ending in divorce, why bother saying it anymore? Long...

There have been many attempts through the ages at defining what love is. In the 1970 romantic movie, Love Story, the young girl in the story, Jenny, offers her own definition with a line that quickly...

Recently I dreamt I was in extreme pain and was seeking help, but no one seemed to understand. When I awoke, I found I was in extreme pain. I feel at times I am living out the words to the verse...

Most people have someone who is an inspiration in their lives, maybe a parent, a teacher, or some charismatic character from the pages of history. One person who has inspired me is Corrie Ten Boom....