"So faith comes from hearing and hearing through the word of Christ." (Romans 10:17 ESV)"Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." (Hebrews 11:1 ESV)I have been having issues this week. It's been tough hanging onto my faith....
“I dread this year,” someone posted. “I don’t think I’ll stomach the political scene with all the accusations and insults.”Not sure if you agree. But one thing for sure is that as we sail off into the sea of another year, no one can predict what awaits us. Will it be...
"The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?" (Psalm 27:1 ESV) "You shall not fear them, for it is the Lord your God who fights for you." (Deuteronomy 3:22 ESV)Wake up sleeper, open your...
Our home of exactly 3 weeks has a gas fireplace insert. It was one of the things that enticed us to put an offer on this particular home, and you can imagine our disappointment when the previous owners didn't leave the remote control for the fireplace. Now you likely...
"You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water." (Ps. 63:1 NIV)I grew up in Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge Occupation. I remember that on April 17, 1975, it was announced...
"On that day, when evening had come, [Jesus] said to them, 'Let us go across to the other side.' And leaving the crowd, they took Him with them in the boat, just as He was...And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat ... But He was in the...
I don't know why certain things make me nervous, but they do. Take, for example, the little dinner party I had planned for our neighbours yesterday. When I awoke yesterday morning, I was literally shaking, even though I had already done all the work in advance! And...
We woke up today to freezing rain. It was coming from the east, so the windows at the front of the house were completely covered in ice. You couldn't see a thing that was happening out in the street. The view out the back, however, on the west side of the house was as...
2020 has come and gone, and we are celebrating the arrival of a new year, 2021. I don't know about you, but New Years brings about two completely different sets of emotions. I am either quite happy for a year and its troubles to end or saddened that the good things of...
On Tuesday we saw that the prerequisite for accessing Jesus' Peace is to give our hearts to Jesus. If you have never done so, we urge you to do so now. It is the only way to having that permanent tranquility, that peaceful state of mind, that is only achieved by Jesus...