Always Christmas, never winter
Last week, I wrote about waiting. We all find it hard, being used to getting what we want when we want it. But waiting, along […]
Passionately His
The desires of your heart
We are only marking the beginning of the season of Advent this weekend, but the commercials advertising everything we should want for Christmas have been […]
Remember, and work for peace
Next week, Canadians will pause for a few moments to remember the sacrifices made in the wars in which our nation has fought for the […]
What does the Bible say?
October 31 is an important day, but maybe not for the reason you think. Yes, October 31 is also the day candy sellers and dentists […]
Trusting Challenges
We’ve just marked the first anniversary of the shooting that took place on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. My friend, Hugh McGreechan, a subscriber to Encouragement From […]
God, keep our land
On Monday, Canadians go to the polls to elect a new federal government. It has been a long campaign, and filled with more rhetoric and […]
A whole world to be won
Last week, the Toronto Blue Jays clinched Major League Baseball’s American League East Division title for the first time in 22 years. There was, as […]
Just Watching
I’m not old enough to have remembered Yogi Berra, who died this week, as a baseball player. I only ever knew him as the speaker […]
God’s Amber Alert for you
The Amber Alert has been around for quite a long time now, but it has become better known and more effective since social media has […]
Pray for peace. Work for peace.
I imagine you remember what you were doing when you heard the news 14 years ago today, don’t you? I know I do. I was […]
Don’t hold back!
One of my favourite stories in the Bible is the story of Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5. If you don’t know it, click the link […]
Priorities, in light of eternity
Sometimes, we say things inadvertently, without words. And sometimes, we give a message by what we do or don’t do, or by what we say […]
You reap what you sow
Apparently, there are a lot of nervous people walking the streets these days. News broke this week that Ashley Madison, an online agency that links […]
Victory is assured!
It’s a great time to be a Blue Jays fan! On Wednesday night, with a victory over Oakland, and a loss by the New York […]
Promises, Promises…
Last weekend, the Prime Minister asked the Governor General to dissolve Parliament, thereby sending Canadians into an election campaign – an eleven-week season that promises […]
Hearing and Doing
Like many people, I was saddened to hear that a famous lion named Cecil had senselessly been killed recently in Zimbabwe by an American dentist. […]
Searching for me!
Last week’s Encouragement about how we leverage the hours outside church for discipleship prompted one of our faithful readers, Angela, to share with me a […]
24/7 Discipleship
I’ve been reading a book entitled Imagine Church, by Neil Hudson. It’s about helping God’s people plan and vision for the future by encouraging whole-life discipleship. […]