Be Watchful · Deceitfulness of sin · Jesus · Prayer · Sober-minded

The Deceitfulness of Sin

Image: Minister's Island, St. Andrews, New Brunswick, taken with i-Phone 14 Pro."Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour." 1 Peter 5:8 Your adversary….. prowls around….seeking someone to devour. As I took the above picture, these words hammered through my mind like sharp staccato notes.… Continue reading The Deceitfulness of Sin

Easter · God of the Bible · Hope · Jesus · Peace · The Gospel

Holy Week – Palm Sunday

"Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey." Zech. 9:9 Palm Sunday. The Sunday before the darkest day in history. Jesus of Nazareth spent three years teaching his disciples, preaching the gospel of repentance, and performing… Continue reading Holy Week – Palm Sunday

Childhood · Faith · Hope · Jesus · Made for More

Press On: Without Looking Back

“This one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead. I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Jesus Christ.” Phil. 3:13-14 No one thought she would make it. Yet there she was on the podium with three other gymnasts from… Continue reading Press On: Without Looking Back

God of the Bible · Jesus · Peace · The Gospel

The Glorious and Dreadful Good News

“In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.” - Francis Bacon “And he came into all the district around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins;” Luke 3.3 My favourite photographs are black and white. With cheerful and distracting colours removed, the eyes are able… Continue reading The Glorious and Dreadful Good News