Christian Living
About the rhythms and wrestles of faith in everyday life.
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Why I’m Thankful The Church Is Like An Ant Colony
As the weather cools down and the to-do list piles up, I find myself frustrated despite having much to be thankful for. September has come and gone, and my energy has left with it. The news delivers yet another soul-crushing update, and I feel the shrink of the Canadian Church. As a result, I believe we need to look toward the book of Acts, where the Church as we know it began. And as my church has been swimming in the Old Testament for a while in our Bible study, we have been turning here for a fresh wind. Many know the book of Acts as a time when the…
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Resources for Reading the Bible in Context (a CBS Giveaway)
Lent invites us to slow our reading of Scripture — to listen more attentively, to notice context, and to hear God’s Word with fresh humility. In this post, I’m sharing several trusted resources that can support deeper engagement with the Bible in context, along with a giveaway offered in partnership with the Canadian Bible Society.
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Rest In A World That Never Sleeps
In the midst of this busy season, here is a message on rest in general, not just Sabbath.
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What Really Matters In This Life?
Over the past few months since my last post, I’ve attended the memorial of a beloved professor’s recent passing, and the first year of my dad’s passing has come and gone. As a result, I’ve—once again—had to ask myself what really matters in this life.
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When You’re Told To “Pray More”: God Hasn’t Left
As a lifetime Christian, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard that when people are in despair, they just need to pray more. “Keep looking to Jesus,” they say. “God is still here.” “If you feel like you’re praying to a wall, He hasn’t left you, you’ve left Him.”
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Do You Use What You Have For God?
The potential of being used by God is exciting. However, some Christians shy away from this. They think, “I have nothing to offer, God can’t use me.” For these Christians, God’s omnipresence, power, and authority, drowns out any of their own ability to contribute. We don’t measure up to God’s glory.
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Mirror, Mirror: What Does Jesus See In You?
In general, I try to avoid mirrors that show me my imperfections. I’ve never liked watching myself in the wall mirror in a Zumba class (in those pre-COVID days), or watching myself walk along in a mirrored hallway. I have flat feet. Sometimes I’m bloated. I never know how to hold these long arms of mine. Zoom calls are a constant reminder of the zit I forgot to cover, or hair that won’t stay in place. How many times have you ducked out of the way when someone tried to take a picture of you? It feels like the further along we get in our walk with Christ, the more…
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You Don’t Need To Change Their Minds
I thought I had failed when I couldn't shoot back a mic-drop rebuttal, or simply defend my own faith on the fly. If I couldn't bring these people to the source of all life, then what else was I supposed to do as Christ's disciple?
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When We Want God To Send Someone Else: A Look At Moses
I’ve come to the point in my daily devotionals where I’m reading about Moses in Exodus again, and this morning I was struck with a new perspective. For those who don’t know, Moses was a man who was saved from genocide as an infant. He was found by Pharaoh’s daughter, that is, the daughter of the man who was the ultimate slave-driver of the Hebrews, who ordered for new-born male Hebrews to be killed when Moses was an infant. This means that Moses was a Hebrew, survived genocide, was brought up by Pharoah’s daughter in Pharaoh’s palace, unharmed—only by the grace of God. The fact that he made it to…
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When You Face a Crisis, Do You Act On Faith or Fear?
What's your automatic response?
