When Worry Visits at Night Stress and anxiety often show up at night. Thoughts spin, and sleep feels far away. I’ve been there. Most of us have. Even as believers, we sometimes struggle to find peace when the world seems to be falling apart. But there’s a better way. God offers us another perspective. A […]
Worry
Savour the Gift of the Moment
Several years ago, an exceptionally hectic and challenging season forced me to postpone Christmas shopping until December 23. Trying to shop in crowded malls with a minimal budget frustrated me. On the 24th, after a long, crowded Greyhound bus ride, I forced my way into my hometown’s bus terminal, lugging wobbly luggage behind me. There […]
Is a Worry Free Life Possible?
It was a stressful week, several years ago. Four members of the small church I attended landed in various Emergency Rooms around our region. Back then, I counted them all as friends, and I still do! For two of my friends, their visits were quick ones; they received proper treatment and were released to go […]
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 […]
Intercessors
I urge you, my brothers and sisters in Christ, to lean more to the promptings of the Holy Spirit than you do to media in all its myriad formats. Deliberate misinformation and manipulation taint just about every news outlet. Mainstream and alternative/fringe news agencies, blogs, tv and websites. They are all guilty. Yes, even the […]