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  • Prayer to the one who sees through the troubles

    Let us pray. Lord when the noise becomes too much, help us to have clarity. When the mind remembers what was but cannot understand the way forward, help us to have courage. When our words seem to not have the right meaning, help us to listen to You. When we are confused about how to…

  • Prayer for the disconnected

    Let us pray. Lord have mercy on those who are feeling disconnected, disconnected from family, from friends, from the church that You have called them to. Lord with all the struggles that keep people apart, may we find a quietness of the soul.that shines through to Your life giving love. Our weakness lowers us to…

  • Prayer for hope in the brokenness

    “Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭5‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Let us pray. Lord Jesus as we…

  • New life

    “We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭6‬:‭4‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Isn’t it great to think that Jesus offers us new life? It is right here in Romans 6:4.…

  • The Church

    In different conversations I have had in the last couple of weeks the changing social perception of going to church has changed. At one point in time people were expected to go to church and be part of a religious community. If you did not go to church, you would be asked what was wrong…

  • What do you have to lose?

    In my limited experience in ministry and life in general, how we look at what we have will dictate how we live. Do we see what we have as something that we have earned or something that we have been blessed with. When it is all because of us and our hard work, we might…

  • Death and new life

    As we enter the month of June, I will be winding down my ministry in Arthur as my family and I transition to Winchester, Chesterville, and Morewood. I will be continuing these devotions through most of June and will be taking time off in July and possibly for August. I will resume on my personal…

  • Rooted in tradition towards Jesus

    “things we have heard and known, things our ancestors have told us. We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power, and the wonders he has done. He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which he commanded our…

  • Jesus’ message of Hope

    “the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven and about which you have already heard in the true message of the gospel” ‭‭Colossians‬ ‭1‬:‭5‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Our message of hope from Jesus is the same and yet slightly different for each generation. The focus is always on Jesus’ redemptive…

  • Being the church that is heard and felt

    “News of this reached the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. When he arrived and saw what the grace of God had done, he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts. He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith,…