Mentoring relationships have had a significant impact on my growth in the Lord. For the past 20 years I have sought out mentors for myself and tried to mentor those younger than me in their faith. Some of these relationships have been set up formally, …
Mentoring
The Medicine of Laughter
“Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.” Victor Hugo Years ago Norman Cousins documented the therapeutic value of laughter in his book called Anatomy of an Illness. While hospitalized because of a degenerative connective tissue disease, he overheard doctors discussing his …
Standing True
“This man Daniel, whom the king called Belteshazzar, was found to have a keen mind and knowledge and understanding, and also the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles and solve difficult problems…he will tell you what the writing means.” [Daniel 5:12] Living in a wicked …
Living in Love
“…and I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints…” [Ephesians 3:17-18] My mind drifted back this morning remembering Germany and being in Frankfurt when the wall in Berlin came down. There on a mission trip …
Understanding Grace
“Dear Lord, I promise if you forgive me today I will never sin again and if I do, you can send me straight to hell. Just please give me another chance to be good today. Thank you, Lord, Amen.” That was my daily prayer as a senior …
Holy Spirit Spell Checker
If you’ve ever spelled a word wrong while typing on the computer you know how possible it is to type a word wrong but not have the spell-checker ‘catch’ the mistake. For example…I might want to write about my “favourite characters in a book.” But …
Accountability in the Blogosphere
The internet has made it easy for teachers–good and bad–to share their words with the world. It is easy for even a sound teacher to get sloppy from time to time. And there is always a temptation to portray oneself in a better light online …
Help! I’m Covered in Wax
I was trying to light a candle the other day, and it would not light. It wasn’t at the end either–you know where the wick meets the metal. This candle was fairly new. The wax had built up and would not allow the fire to …
My Moment in the Hole
I stopped at Tim Horton’s on my way to cello lessons with three of my kids. (For all you non-Canadians, Tim Horton’s is Canada’s coffee shop of choice!) We’d just finished one and a half hours of violin, a stop at Costco and a quick …
Grace: Do I Really Understand?
Grace. I know what it means. I think. I’ve experienced it, because of the grace of Jesus. But do I really understand it? Recently I attended a Prayer Summit at our church. I love these events. We join as a corporate body and pray together …