Take a moment to recall a recent worship service where you experienced the presence of God and left feeling spiritually “filled.” What created that sense of fullness for you? Was …
Intersection of faith & life
His love endures forever? One Sunday morning, our pastor was leading my church family in a communal reading of Psalm 136. Our pastor would say the first half of each …
In Mark 10:46–52, Jesus encounters the blind Bartimaeus and asks: “What do you want me to do for you?” Bartimaeus replies that he wants to see, and Jesus declares him …
In my first year of pastoring, after I spoke at an event, a young woman approached me. She asked me how I had become a pastor. Through our conversation, she …
In my younger years, my family’s history in Canada sparked a feeling of pride. In the late 1700s, my father’s family settled in Upper Canada, and my mother’s family made …
Discipleship is a buzzword in our church culture. We see what Jesus did for Matthew the tax collector, or what Paul did for Timothy, and we know that we have …
Canada’s red and white flag with its stylized 11-point maple leaf is simple yet elegant. Like most flags, it derives meaning and power from its colours and symbols that represent …
Jesus and his friends are in a boat on the Sea of Galilee when suddenly a “furious squall” comes up. Waves break over the boat so that it’s almost swamped. …
The important places: I used to picture them somewhere far off, like a dream. There, nameless faces are wrapped up in a flurry of activity not unlike my own, but …
“I don’t want one of God’s children begging a Coke,” my hostess told me as she gave me some Zimbabwean dollars. My husband and I were visiting in her home …
While setting up our tent in the sweltering heat of Osoyoos, B.C., my husband and I struggled to keep an eye on our two-year-old who was wrestling with our instruction …
The intricacies of science fiction movies tend to make my brain short-circuit. Interstellar was one such film for me. However, what caught my attention wasn’t the space stations or the …
Every few weeks, a friend in poverty helps me make dinner and eats with my family. She usually takes home the leftovers, but this time she forgot to bring a …
From self-gratification to self-giving I was a fan of CBC radio’s flagship program “Q” just about from the beginning. With its arts, culture and entertainment content and smooth-talking interviewer, Q was …
“Do as I say, not as I do!” Ever heard that? I’ve said it as a parent in those moments when the type of behaviour I desire from my kids …