Do you typically have more time to read in summer, or less? The summer months are often filled with events and activities, the kids are...

It's easy to spend time with people we enjoy. I'm an introvert and though I find myself fading away after a long time in the presence of...

Shame is like a weed. It begins with a thought. Our past experiences give it shape and nourishment while it invades our thoughts,...

I don't always say the right thing. I wish I did... but I don't. You're getting ready for bed, the events of the day flow through your...

“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” - C.S. Lewis I agree with Lewis, a warm beverage goes...

The other day, I was with a woman who was struggling with serious health issues. She was most anxious about whether she'd improve enough...

The last month of cozy winter reading! (I know, I'm a little optimistic here on the Canadian prairies) My book stack continues to...

Some lessons are best learned through story. In our spiritual growth, we often tend to seek out direct instruction, a list of dos or...

The world is not as it should be. Your friend's daughter is diagnosed with leukaemia, your brother struggling with mental health can't...

What has your discipleship journey looked like? Did someone take you under their wing, meet regularly for coffee, or study the Bible with...

Sitting on the plush area rug, my daughter opens her gift - her great-grandparents watch with a curious eye. She pulls out a new...

Another reading year gone by. With the help of publishers and Netgalley, I've had the opportunity to read and review a quite a few books...

As we enter the winter season of cozy reading, we're trading the fresh breeze with a scent of grass clippings for warmth drifting from...

Equal and distinct. These are two important words as we talk about people and relationships. Equality reminds us of our sameness and...

Little things shouldn’t be ignored or passed over. Consider the size of an ant. They’re easily stepped on, but invade anything sweet with...

No more beach reading. sigh. And instead, more academic reading for me as my seminary classes started up earlier this month. I hope you...

"Our prayers and God's mercy are like two buckets in a well. While the one ascends, the other descends. So, while our prayers ascend to...

It's okay to be ordinary. Do you believe that to be true? Paddling out on the lake makes me feel really small. One stroke at a time,...

Working as a nurse in the ER, I tend to people's physical needs. There is no escaping the fact that when there's a missing finger, chunk...

"The church faces her biggest challenge not when new errors start to win but when old truths no longer wow." Now, there's a first line to...