Lori eagerly arranged her notes as she walked into the weekly prayer meeting a few minutes early. Stationing herself by the only entrance, she greeted each attendee with a copy of her prayer list and a smile. “No need to thank me. This way, you won’t forget my requests. Please take particular note of those […]
Redeveloped
Another Cup of Sand
Learning when to stop pouring and start discerning One evening, I had the delight of picnicking at a neighbourhood park with my brother, his wife and their two small children. Four-year-old Marshall raced to finish his sandwich as he spotted a fully equipped play area in one corner of the park, not too far from […]
Migrate October 19, 2026 Words are Precious Resources, Use Them Wisely
Growing up in North America, I never gave a second thought to the gallons of water I wasted each week as I left the tap running as I brushed my teeth. As a matter of course, I’d flush a single Kleenex down the toilet and not put it in the garbage. From childhood on, I […]
What Are You Listening To?
Learning to recognize God’s voice when everything else is clamouring for our attention. It takes discipline to listen with intention and focus, but are there benefits in doing so? Why do we so easily lose our focus? Psalm 85:8 says in the New Living Translation: “I will listen carefully to what God the Lord is […]
Before You Spring Into Action
What young lions can teach us about seeking God first When I get a little too confident that my own abilities will carry me through, I can end up learning the lesson the hard way. Assumption has a way of sticking out its foot when I’m not paying attention. Psalm 34:10 says: “The young lions […]
The Trouble With Harvests
Solomon’s surprisingly boring secret to getting ahead Get-rich-quick schemes have been around forever. Pyramid plans, too-good-to-be-true investments, promises of easy passive income—they all play on idle daydreams of hitting the jackpot. After all, wouldn’t it be nice if a windfall simply landed in our laps? Preferably without requiring much effort on our part. Solomon apparently […]
Who’s Opening Doors For You?
Open doors and favour with people can be heady things to experience. But we need to remember who opened those doors and whose favour is getting us into places we’d never enter by ourselves. Psalm 121:8 says: “The Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.” When I originally sketched out […]
When Mercy Takes Muscle
Sometimes, the last thing we want to do is extend mercy and compassion to someone who we are having a hard time loving. However, we have a never-ending supply of mercy and compassion in easy reach! Matthew 5:7. “Blessed are the merciful for they shall be shown mercy.” What does it mean to show mercy? […]
When Life Won’t Give You a Breather
Have you ever felt like a hamster on a wheel you didn’t volunteer to get on? You’re tired, you’d really love to step off for a while, but circumstances just keep coming. As soon as one thing gets dealt with, another one shows up like it had been waiting its turn. After reading David’s story […]