How does someone keep their heart from hardening when bad things happen? They embrace the daily practice of giving thanks. I don’t know all the answers. However, I have seen thankfulness as a significant thread in the lives of many of my spiritual mentors. They all learned the benefits of living a life of intentional […]
Walk Like You’re Worthy
If you are gauging your self-worth and identity on what others have done to you, said to you or called you in your past or what others might say about you in the future, then you are sentencing yourself to a life of anxiety, second-guessing yourself and confusion. God is our source of identity, he […]
Lest We Forget
It is Remembrance Day in Canada, a day where we honour the memory of those who lost their lives so we could have freedom. We also honour our current military on this day as well. Every year, the following is recited at Memorial sites in just about every town and city on November 11. “At […]
I Got a Question
I just watched a YouTube video from a channel I’ve watched for the last couple of years. (Roots and Refuge Farm) Jess is a homesteader and an avid gardener. She and her husband used to be in full-time ministry but now their ‘ministry’ is their farm and by using Youtube and other platforms, they educate […]
The Dark Side of YouTube
There is a dark side to social media, especially on YouTube and TikTok. A toxic culture arises when the creator and viewer feed off each other. If a creator has a leaning toward narcissistic behaviour, they will give their followers a false impression that they are in their inner circle, that somehow they made it […]
Do You Read Your Bible Just to Justify Your Position?
A mathematical definition of the word ‘proof’ is: A mathematical proof is an inferential argument for a mathematical statement, showing that the stated assumptions logically guarantee the conclusion. In layman’s terms, it means proving the reasoning of your statement through a series of steps that clearly show how you reached your conclusion. I really did […]