When it comes to diet and exercise we all know that we North Americans are great at all or nothing. We either hog out and park ourselves down in front of a screen, or we starve ourselves to death and work out 5 hours a day so that we can fit into the mold culture tells … More Daily Encouragement for a Healthy Life – Day 4

When we pray, “Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil”, we are not assuming that the Lord is tempting us, for it is written in James 1, “Let no one say when he is tempted, ‘I am being tempted by God,’ for God cannot be tempted with evil, and He himself tempts … More Daily Encouragement for a Healthy Life – Day 3

“Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own.” 1 Corinthians 6:19 Friends, every bite that does not honour God, is like bringing a spotted or sick lamb into the temple when the Lord expects a pure lamb. … More Daily Encouragement for a Healthy Life – Day 2

Before we can walk the road to health and respect for our bodies we must first start with the words of Matthew 6:33, “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” So let us do this today, seek Him in prayer, in worship, think … More Daily Encouragement for a Healthy Life – Day 1

I should have walked away, but I didn’t. We all have our weak areas–our areas where flirting with temptation is almost always a neon flashing danger sign, a skull and crossbones, an “enter at your own risk”. For a few years my interest in these things had been waning, my desire for Christ growing, pushing … More I Should Have Walked Away

In my last blog entry I was directed to begin to explore love, and I knew that such an exploration would require a lot of time and probably some very real, hard lessons in my own life. I had thus resigned myself to the fact that, since the first description of love in 1 Corinthians … More Life Source

My watch stopped this morning. I was slightly annoyed because my entire life revolves around time. Time to sleep, time to get up, time to get the kids ready for school or pick them up, time to prepare my homeschool lessons for my little guy, and time to teach him, time to make meals, do … More Love is… (In three hundred words or less)

“O ye of little faith!” The last thing we want to hear from our Lord is this phrase. The disciples heard it in Matthew 8, when in the storm they feared. With the water pouring into the boat threatening to overwhelm them, panic- stricken disciples woke the Lord from His sleep, quickly abandoning faith in … More O ye of little faith!

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.” – Proverbs 3:5-6- I have this verse on my dining room wall. I look at it every day. I ponder its meaning from time to time. … More My Own Understanding

Christian, when we remember the Resurrection Day, when we shout Happy Easter Hallelujah; do we REALLY know what He has done? Do we really understand why we shout with joy? Can we even scratch the surface of knowing what was heaped upon Him? When we turn our heads and bow down to yet another “socially … More Free