TRUE LOVE

True love is so much more than a feeling! It is not governed, as many would have us believe, by the basest and most vile of our emotional faculties. Sadly, what most call love should more accurately be categorized as lust. True love is selfless and committed, regardless of one’s fickle and foolish feelings. True…

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Pokémon Go- Where is it Taking You?

The new Pokémon app- Pokémon Go has truly captured the hearts and minds of millions across the globe. Launched in the US on July 6, 2016, the Pokémon Go app has quickly become a full-fledged phenomenon. In case you’re not familiar with Pokémon Go, you can click “HERE” to read Wikipedia’s explanation. Some news websites claim it is currently the…

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Above It All

In Reference to This Recent Mother’s Day… As believers, let us never forget we can rejoice and praise the Lord in both the good times and in the bad. We all have so many hopes and dreams, especially for our lives and our children’s lives, yet often this world sends storms beyond our control and…

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The Only Way

I wonder if perhaps one reason the Lord created the earth to orbit in such a way that it never gets anywhere new is to help us remember to stop trusting in the same old, man-centred habits we’ve repeatedly embraced and performed for so many years. There is a tree firmly rooted in this sin-soaked…

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Robber or Redeemer

“Now at that feast the governor was accustomed to releasing unto the people a prisoner, whom they would. And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas. Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will you that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?”Matthew 27:15-17 “Pilate said,…

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The King’s Garden

Even those of us who might boldly declare our status (by God’s grace) as born again believers have a tendency to forget that we have been literally and spiritually transported out of the old kingdom and into the new one (Colossians 1:13), one where often the old worldly economy, tools, and techniques simply won’t suffice.  Although we might readily understand and openly…

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Sins – Past, Present, and Future?

  Question: “Does faith in Christ cancel out our sins past, present, and future or just our past sins? Answer: This is arguably one of the most essential and fundamental elements of the Gospel.  For most, it is this very issue that compels them to reach out to Jesus in the first place, seeking His grace…

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Abounding… with Thanksgiving

  If there ever was an attribute which remains reprehensible regardless of its modern day adornment, it would be that of ungratefulness. There is something quite disheartening in watching someone receive a gift with a heart absent of real gratitude.  Although many areas of selfishness/self-centeredness, mostly due to marketing and manipulation, have successfully won over the hearts and…

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Pulling Back the Curtain

Sin is so terribly destructive, so utterly diabolical! Sin is so horrific that it’s true power and perversity are arguably unfathomable by the human mind. How much more so for the father of lies, the father of sin!? We dip and dabble at it as if certain sins are permissible. We tolerate sin in our lives and sometimes…

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The Truth Will Set You Free

Whether in a novel, a crime show, or while at work, we have all heard this phrase borrowed by the world time and time again. However, as they understandably do so often, those who  use it strip the phrase from of its actual and powerful meaning. Sadly, many in the church have heard it said so…

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