Oftentimes, it is easy to forget that it is the journey we are supposed to value and enjoy as much as the desired outcome. I find myself wanting the job finished, the research done, the piece written, instead of pausing to genuinely relish the process. It makes me wonder if there’s a part of me …
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The other day I woke up with a song in my head. I don’t often wake up with songs playing in my mind, but the song Weep With Me by Rend Collective was playing on repeat. It’s a beautiful song, one that asks questions of God whilst also praising Him for His goodness. It’s a song …
Nehemiah. Well known for being the great leader with a great vision who rebuilt Jerusalem’s walls in the Old Testament. Reading this story, we tend to get swept away by the political, social, and religious interaction between Tobias and Sanballat, who are opposed to the restoration of Jerusalem’s people. Not willing to let up on …
I have been fighting with my vision since 2019, before we knew the world-wide pandemic would hit. I was suffering from cataracts in both eyes and was scheduled for surgery in March of 2020. Well, we all know what happened then! In Canada, everything that was “elective” was canceled and I was put on hold. …
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Ephesians 4 (verse 32) issues a challenge for us to be kind and helpful to others; compassionate and understanding; we’re urged to forgive others just as God in Jesus Christ has forgiven us. Past hurt But let’s be honest it can be a HUGE challenge to forgive and 1 particular aspect of my life has …
Today for Throwback Thursday we are looking at a post by Josephine-Anne Griffiths Recently I felt the need to question my loves and loyalties.Yes, I do love … passionately. I love Jesus. I love my husband, my children and grandchildren, my nieces and nephews, brother, sister, my parents, aunties and uncles, my whole family, and …
“And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the Rover, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” – …
Did you know that a matador uses a red blanket called a muleta to distract a bull in the final stages of the fight? This distraction of a red blanket hanging from a stick is only used as a diversion to cover up and obscure the bullfighter’s sword. Like the bull, we as believers can …
Romans 5 verse 17 (NIV) For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ. This weekend the world has been celebrating with …
Devotional by Karen Rees Blessed are they who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart. Psalm 119:2 Hello, skunk. One Sunday afternoon while we were on summer holiday from primary school, my brothers and I went for a walk on our farm. We met a skunk. When this small animal feels threatened, …
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