Most of us are always anticipating something new. We don’t live long in the present, as we are revert to dreaming of a future reality....
When Jesus curses the fig tree, he teaches us that while leaves are necessary for growth, the purpose of a tree is to produce fruit. So...
Everyone wants fulfillment, but many are unfulfilled, even with regard to faith. Disappointments often come from wrong expectations....
Jesus observes a poor widow who gives the little she has to honour God. To human eyes it was a tiny sum, but to heavenly eyes it was a...
Sometimes life can feel like we are in a boat caught in a tumultuous storm. We may not know what to do. Our faith may be tested. In...
Studying as a spiritual discipline is more than just getting information inside our head. We study to enable life transformation, to...
Paul doesn't mention the word "Christian" once in any of his letters found in the New Testament. Instead, he uses the language of being...
For the Church to become more effective at obeying the Great Commission, it would be wise to shift from being "insider-focused" and...
There have been many uncomfortable moments that we have faced during the pandemic. Many of these moments have taken place due to unmet...
The tensions of a broken society have affected our faith: we are struggling to love God and love others well. We recognize the damage...
As people of faith we can sometimes be caught relying on the faith of others to live well. But as a reflection on Nehemiah's...
It's pretty much a given that we will face bullies along the way of building lives of faith. Bullies are those who consistently and...
Rebuilding a wall takes the effort of the entire community. When everybody is on board, with the same focus and mission, amazing...
We can go through a lot of tasks and checklists as we walk through the motions of what it means to be people of faith. At the end of...
We are called to build lives of faith that endure. This means that we have to be on the look out for areas of decay that affect the...
We often have lots of questions for God. However, have we taken time to think about the questions that God asks us? When we look at...
Some skills are not forgotten easily. Like riding a bike, when we try something out, our memories come flooding back. But it is also...
Whatever happened to Christian conviction? Why do Christians look like the rest of the world? And what can we do about getting our...
What does it mean to have a living faith? What does David teach us about being a person "after God's own heart?" Today we start a...
Trust has taken a hit these days, where as a society we no longer have faith in businesses, government, education, the media and...