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There are moments in life that bridge the realms of what was and what will be. Places of transition, a threshold between what was and what will be. This is the liminal space, where the old fades away,...

Love, a force both gentle and mighty, has the extraordinary power to transform hearts and souls. It is a beacon of light that guides us through the darkest of storms, a force that reshapes us and the...

When Adam and Eve chose to go their own way, apart from God, and were expelled from the Garden of Eden, Cherubim and a flaming sword were put at the entrance to guard the way back to the tree of life....

From a Christian perspective the calendar this week marks the culmination of the most significant events in all of human history. We remember Jesus’s final meal with his disciples, and the bread and...

We come to one of the most dramatic and sobering moments in scripture. A governor stands before a crowd. A criminal and the Son of God wait in chains, and a question echoes through history: ‘Which...

Crowds once filled the streets of Jerusalem, waving branches and shouting ‘Hosanna!’ as Jesus rode into the city. Their voices rose with hope, longing for a king who would restore, redeem, and...

Checkmate! It’s the word the winning player declares in the endgame of chess when the losing king is trapped and as good as dead. Jesus died. Is our King a losing king? This King of Israel, after...

The Gospels reveal how Jesus built his ministry around relationships rather than possessions. From the outset with his disciples, his focus was clear. Come, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers...

Many Christians believe when Jesus died on the cross and took our sin and depravity upon himself that God had to turn his face away, because God, who is so pure and holy, wouldn’t be able to...

‘When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” He asked this only to test him, for he already had...

At first glance, the header scripture seems perplexing, and troubling. It is baffling to read that when Jesus heard that his dear friend Lazarus was sick, he didn’t rush to Bethany but stayed where...

Have you ever heard someone say, ‘There are two kinds of people in the world’? This is usually followed by a joke or some oversimplified statement about people. Here is one that does both:...

In the second half of chapter one of Paul’s first Corinthian letter, his focus is on the power and wisdom of God, made manifest in the profound and simple message of the gospel. How was it, that in...

Early in our walk with Jesus, we can easily feel like God and Jesus are far off. They may seem distant – so holy, so far above our human experience – that we struggle to relate. But that is not...

I was recently intrigued with two stories of fig trees we see in Matthew. We find the first fig tree in Matthew 21,  ‘In the morning, when he returned to the city, he was hungry. And seeing a...

Here in 1 Timothy 4, we are given reminders of what it means to be a good servant of Christ. We have the distinguished figures of Paul and Timothy here before us, but we all are meant to be servants...

In the ninth chapter of John’s gospel Jesus healed a man who had been born blind. It was a wonderful healing, enabling this man to see physically for the first time in his life. I truly can’t...

Were you ever afraid of the dark? Many of us have had this fear at some point. Oftentimes, the darkness conjures our nightmares, causing us to see things that are not there. Generally speaking,...

Praying in accordance with the Father’s will is of paramount importance. Jesus, the very Son of God, declares that he will not do anything that is contrary to his Father’s will: “For I...

One of the most profound sections in the whole of scripture is Colossians 1:11-20, where the apostle Paul powerfully sets before us the divinity, majesty, and pre-eminence of the Lord Jesus Christ, in...

Most of us live crowded, noise-filled, busy lives. What device consumes a great portion of our time? Ding, ding, ding. You’re correct if you answered mobile phones. Ninety-eight percent of adults in...

We read in Numbers 7:89 that, ‘Whenever Moses went into the Tabernacle to speak with the Lord, he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the Ark’s cover—the place...

In the fourth chapter of John’s gospel, he tells us about a Samaritan woman who met Jesus at a well. They talked about water, worship, truth, and ultimately her life. Then suddenly we read:...

Have you ever been assigned ‘busy work?’ I despise doing ‘busy work’ It’s the type of work that doesn’t have a purpose except to keep you…well…busy. Sometimes this happens on a job...

March is a time when we may spend more time reflecting on Jesus’s sacrifice for us. And many use it as a time for self-assessment, considering Paul’s advice to us to, ‘Examine yourselves’....

An oft-cited and favourite verse in the Old Testament is found in the seldom-read book of Second Kings. Whether or not you’ve read the book of Kings, or if it’s been a long time, you are...

I was pleasantly surprised when a picture of a group of pelicans came up on my computer screen. They have always given me a sense of calm and peace; a feeling of God’s presence. As I gazed...

On three occasions in John’s gospel, Jesus uses the phrase ‘lifted up’. The first occasion is in the header scripture where he alludes to Moses putting a bronze snake on a pole during Israel’s...

There is a popular old hymn called ‘Count Your Blessings’. The chorus simply says: Count your blessings, name them one by one. Count your blessings, see what God hath done.  A friend of mine...

Our header scripture provides a hope-filled vision of an innumerable multitude of people from all corners of the world standing before God’s throne in worship. This mosaic vision represents God’s...

You may have noticed some Christian authors and speakers are using the phrase ‘invite God’ to do this or that. One in particular tells us we should invite God into our prayer time. I find it...