Finding freedom by refusing to soften sin—or treat honest mistakes like sin. Some things are simply mistakes. You use the wrong ingredient, misread a number, or press the wrong pedal. Mistakes are part of being human. They don’t break your relationship with God. And if you are willing to clean up your messes, mistakes usually […]
Integrity
God Blesses Those Who Walk With Integrity
Proverbs 10:9 – “Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out.” It’s a story that could be played out in any modern corporation. A young man, let’s call him Dave, interns with a growing yet successful family firm and excels in the small tasks given to […]
Plowing Through Discouragement Unearths Building Stones
Although I did not grow up on a farm, I spent many a day in the summer visiting my parent’s farming friends in Southern Alberta. I remember my family driving along dusty country roads with nothing to see but acres and acres of wide-open spaces. You always knew a farmhouse or barn was coming up […]
Avoid Avoidance. Life Gets Too Complicated
To say that I tend to over complicate things would be an understatement. I’ve spent countless nights strategising and worrying about situations that have not yet arisen. At such times, Google is not my friend, especially at 3:00 a.m. I am most apt to stumble into stress-induced craziness when it comes to finances. It is my […]
You Can’t Have It Both Ways
“God is with you in all that you do.” Those sound like wonderful words to have someone say about you. They were spoken about Abraham by Abimelech in Genesis 21. But Abimelech didn’t stop there. “God is with you in all that you do. Now therefore, swear to me here by God that you will […]