This prayer written by an Anonymous Abbess is such a timely reminder in such troubling times. Keep humble, keep loving, keep pouring out grace, keep thankfulness for the grace others extend to you at the forefront of your day. Leadership is never easy, even if the only person we lead is ourselves. —— Lord, thou […]
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What Did a Poor Turkey Ever Do to You?
Happy Thanksgiving Canadian style! Canadian Thanksgiving Day has different roots than American Thanksgiving Day, but the two things our days share are family and food. Lots of food. Turkey is the protein of choice in most homes. I used to have a love-hate relationship with Thanksgiving if the truth were to be told. I loved […]
Are You a Hoarder and Don’t Realise It?
When I wrote the following devotional several years ago, 2020 – the year of global hoarding – wasn’t on my radar. I had no idea that frightened people would stampede supermarkets to stockpile on toilet paper, baby wipes, and yeast. In March 2020, members of the not-so-secret society of “The First Order of the Closet […]
God’s Gifts are Gifts, Not Loaners He Expects Back
When someone gives you something, it now belongs to you. Be grateful for it, but take ownership of it. A gift given is a permanent transaction. It is no longer in their possession, it is in yours. I love to give; it’s my love language to be able to give to others. It dismays me […]
Come to Him All You Who Labour
Today is Labour Day in North America, and outside of writing this blog, this is the last free weekday I will have for a while. I begin full-time Ministry School via the internet tomorrow. It’s a bit daunting, but I think God and I are up to the challenge. I appreciate your prayers though. I […]
Investing in Others Reaps High Rewards
I volunteered with the Red Cross as a teenager. working with senior citizens. I acted as their Companion-for-the-Day as I escorted them through the local zoo. I was fascinated by the contrasts in the people I served. Some seniors wanted no interaction with me at all. They just looked at me as somebody who was […]
Let Your Lens focus Drip with Grace
So often we fail to give others the same grace we expect from them. We walk into a room of strangers, a new church or group and we feel hurt because no one approaches us. Yet, when we are in our own familiar surroundings, we are so caught up in fellowshipping with our friends, we […]
Christians, Beware of the Enemy’s Snare
Over eight years ago, I felt the weight of these words I felt God led me to post on Facebook. A different government was in place in both Canada and the United States, and there was a growing sense of rage, frustration, and blame bubbling up from under a murky lake of discontent. The weight […]
Conditional Surrender? No Such Thing in God’s Kingdom
Conditional Surrender: An updated excerpt from “Dare to Call Him Friend“, by Katherine Walden, available on Amazon. There is no conditional surrender in the Kingdom of God. This truth was never more apparent than in a maximum-security prison I visited in Colombia, South America. Conditions were harsh. The prisoners lived in cramped and dark cellblocks […]