Valentine’s Day Belongs to God: A Reason to Celebrate

Valentine’s Day Belongs to God: A Reason to Celebrate

Some Christians are getting caught up in debates about the origins, meaning and practices of Valentine’s Day and perhaps there is a place for this. On the other hand, maybe it’s time for a quick “check-in” … everything belongs to God and He is far greater than any...
A Great Responsibility

A Great Responsibility

Hebrews 10:24-25, “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching” (NIV). A present...
Who’s Counselling the Counsellor?

Who’s Counselling the Counsellor?

The joke goes something like this, “Asked my counsellor who their counsellor was and went to see them. Asked them the same thing until I got to the final boss counsellor and defeated them with my train wreck of a life.” Two serious things stand out for me, (1) people...
What If You Were Not Born?

What If You Were Not Born?

Mary (not her real name) is a married middle-aged mother of 2 young pre-school children. She is a good wife and mother, yet something is troubling her. During pastoral therapy Mary mentioned that she is a mistake; her teenage parents never wanted her. Her mom had to...
Heavenly Privacy Settings

Heavenly Privacy Settings

Jeremiah 16:17, “I can see everything you are doing, even if you try to hide your sins from me.” Proverbs 15:3, “The LORD sees everything, whether good or bad.” Hebrews 4:13, “Nothing is hidden from God! He sees through everything, and we will have to tell him the...