Rick Davidson

Last month in one of my blog posts, I spoke of being challenged to hold onto my belief that God would provide. It was a very painful journey, filled with much anxiety and fear for what might happen. At the point of writing that blog, the final answers from Him had not yet made themselves apparent. In that moment, I recognized I needed my knowledge of His past goodness to help support my belief in what He planned in our present situation. The remainder of God’s presence and blessing in my yesterday helped po[...]

“Oh Lord, we thank You!” It’s a phrase we should share with Him every day. In our waking up. In our lying down. In our everyday ins-and-outs. “Oh Lord, we thank You!” I know in my life, I can often get caught up in only sharing and praying the “play-by-play” of the things immediately at hand in my daily living. I tend to dwell on just my needs and shortfalls in the moment. I ask for forgiveness and grace. I call out in the agony of loss or feelings of isolation. Now let me be clear:  the[...]

I try to picture it. “Sweating blood.” Nope. My mind registers the words, but it can’t quite comprehend being put upon to such a degree. Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane is a brutally honest portrayal of what was within Him during the time leading up to Him being arrested and finally led to the cross. The Bible says in Matthew 26:38 that “His soul was deeply troubled, even to the point of death.”  His burdens were monumental. Jesus was fully God and understood the importance and impact of th[...]

“Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me. Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me.”       Psalm 23:4 NLT How often have we read or heard these powerful words shared in Psalm 23? Impactful. Strengthening. Life-altering. Yet, even as we hold these words firm in our heart and spirit when our situations in life turn troublesome or even dangerous, it can be challenging to keep them at the forefront of our minds. Recently, I walked into a s[...]

Somehow, the beginning of every year always brings up the topic of New Year Resolutions. When I was younger, it was literally expected of you to have them. If you didn't have any to offer up when asked, you were often looked upon as some sort of loafer without ambition or direction in your life! Times have changed, but I still know people who spend significant amounts of time considering and praying to God for divine direction in this area. They want to ensure that things are firmly on their "new" TO-DO LIST[...]

Once every year, the Christmas season descends upon us. As a child, it was a marvelous time of anticipation and excitement. Perhaps the most exciting time for me (if I am being honest) was the arrival of the Sears Wish Book and the Canadian Tire Christmas Catalogue at our house. Hours would be spent looking at all of the new toy and sporting equipment listings presented on their collective pages. It was the specific moment that heralded the arrival of this special season in my childhood. Now that I am older[...]

If anything has happened since the dawning of COVID and everything that flowed out in its wake, it is the fact that the church definitely had to wade through a flood of unforeseen challenges. Many people have been left feeling isolated, adrift and cut off from the Bride of Christ throughout all that has transpired. None of this hardship has contributed to a strong and healthy Christian body inhabiting houses of worship (and there are still some who have not yet set foot back in their churches to this day!).[...]

The Apostle Paul is single-handedly responsible for writing a large percentage of the New Testament. He wrote in the FIRST person. He knew his past, his present, and could look to his future. He pulled no punches. He assumed no lofty perches based on pretense or piety. His total love fully set upon the face of Jesus Christ. Obedient and bold. Out-spoken and thought-filled. Entirely focused on what lay ahead. He spoke with conviction and heart with an honesty and ache that seems to leap off the pages that his[...]

When I was a teenager, I read a book about a fighter pilot from World War II who served with the famous Flying Tigers air group fighting with the Chinese Nationals.  The name of the book was “God Is My Co-Pilot.”  I found that title fascinating for its metaphorical outlook, and the interesting concept of God constantly joined with us in our actions.  At least that’s how my young, non-Christian mind interacted with it.  It has been a phrase forever locked in my mind from the very first day I got the[...]

I have had the honour and pleasure of working through and coordinating several Lifecentre training/study initiatives.  Every time we have reached the end of something – the ‘elephant in the room’ has always been the same:  OK, what now?  And that question quickly branches out into a few obvious companion thoughts.  How do I move forward?  How do I continue my learning and growth?  How do I now make use of/apply all that I have gained?  I bet a lot of folks who just finished the HEARTstrong Intens[...]