Did you make any reading goals for the new year? In the spirit of C.S. Lewis who noted, "It is a good rule, after reading a new book,...

"Friendship is no optional extra life feature we might get talked into by an eager salesman. It's vital to our flourishing." Have you...

Things are not as they should be. We picture the garden where the man and woman walked with God in peace and unity, without shame, doubt...

I sponsored my first child from Compassion when I was in high school, a little girl from Mexico. I received colouring pages and letters...

We're particularly averse to talking about things we can't do. When we're told we can't, our instincts respond with, "watch me." From a...

It's taken some time, but I think my husband and I are finally on the same page when it comes to adding events to the calendar app....

“Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way...

Whether you're looking for gifts or are planning your reading for 2024, I hope you'll find something of interest in this list of favourites from my shelf this year! Don’t forget, you can also visit my book reviews  page to search reviews by topic!! What You'll Find: For Living Like Christ To Grow in the Spiritual Disciplines To Build the Body From the Walls of Seminary A Perilous Mission on the High Seas Saints Gone Before Us To Steward Your Time Read Aloud With the Kids Tale

"The holiday season with its crowds and festivities moves at warp speed. I have to rush just to keep up. But Advent asks us to...

Have you ever been asked to volunteer for something in your local church community? How did you respond? Whether it’s helping in sunday...

The pile rises like a Jenga tower on a teetering trolley, books mixed up from the public library, the church library and my own. Then, I...

What strategies do you use when your bible reading feels stagnant? I’m well into the prophets for my yearly bible reading plan and I...

Along the dusty roads of our village in East Africa, most families try to survive on less than $1 a day. Buckets of water traveled to...

The mass of tulip bulbs in my garden bucket are all brown, covered in dirt. You can't tell from these what color the flower will bloom....

Writing reviews is an enjoyable (somewhat nerdy) pursuit, but I really hope you're able to discover something new and discern what would...

You don’t often see them in church, or at the weekly bible study. They miss out on the regular church events and slowly they drift out of...

One summer we were camping and took our kids on a hike through the sand dunes at the provincial park. Of course, the day happened to be...

“How do Christians grow? The question itself immediately elicits different feelings among us. Some of us feel guilt. We’re not growing,...

Do we really need to memorize God’s Word? We no longer have to memorize phone numbers, because they’re conveniently stored on the device...

“The sun rises, and the sun goes down, and hastens to the place where it rises.” (Ecc. 1:5) Time. It’s a finite resource. We don’t get...