The world is a very loud place. We are bombarded with social media and news, everyone sharing their personal opinions, and it all seems to bring us to "information overload." How are we supposed to hear what God has to say about life in this world we are living in? There's a passage in the Bible, 1 Kings 19, that talks about th[...]
"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight." Proverbs 9:10 (ESV) A favourite book of mine of the Bible, for a variety of reasons, is Proverbs. I can get lost in the structure of these short statements of wisdom. Seeing the difference between knowledge, understanding, and wisdo[...]
"I see a roller coaster!" my brother shouted as he bounced on the back seat beside me. "It's huge!" While I didn't share his excitement to ride on something that took me to great heights and teased my body's digestive capabilities, I knew more wonderful things awaited inside the park. This family vacation was different from ou[...]
Speak words of life! Recently, it has been emphasized to us how important it is to speak words of life to each other, over ourselves and our circumstances. It's so exciting to hear that popping up all over the place, confirming this to us. God did this recently in the life of two and touched the heart of one so specifically, sho[...]
"For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this!" Esther 4:14 (NKJV). As we arise into all God has called us to, I am encouraged and challe[...]
“May you always be filled with the fruit of your salvation – the righteous character produced in your life by Jesus Christ – for this will bring much glory and praise to God.” Philippians 1:11 (NLT). In God’s Scripture, we read over and over that all are equal in His sight. Man or woman, slave or free, Jew or Gentile[...]
"Is not your fear of God your confidence, and the integrity of your ways your hope? "Job 4:6 (RSV). Job, Chapter 4, is a conversation between Job and his friends. Job is wrestling with the question: can mortal man be right before God? His friends are trying to convince him that something is wrong with him, and he must repent. B[...]
"But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us." 2 Corinthians 4:7 (NIV). We fail, we fall. We are all vulnerable. But the last few years have brought a string of cringe-worthy episodes featuring well-known Christian leaders being caught doing what they should not b[...]
Proverbs 21:23 Watch your words and hold your tongue; you’ll save yourself a lot of grief. We have all been misunderstood. We get frustrated by wrong judgments and decisions based on wrong information. Yet often, these moments are some of our most defining, not because of what was said but because of our response. I was told[...]
"The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too." Genesis 3:6 NLT Our Heartstrong 2022 reading started in Genesis. Way back[...]