https://christinemchappell.com/blog/preparing-your-heart-for-reading-the-bible-free-printable/ Some prayers come in crisis. Others in confusion. But the IOUS prayer — Incline, Open, Unite, Satisfy — is a prayer for every day recommended by John Piper. It’s not a formula. It’s not a fix. It’s…
Garden & River Series: Article 5 of 6 The Garden Gate Every garden has a gate. Not a barrier to keep us out, but a threshold that asks a question: Are you willing to trust…
From sorrow to starlight. From manger to Magi. 1. Rachel’s Tears: A Land Soaked in Sorrow Genesis 35:19–21 · Jeremiah 31:15 · Matthew 2:18 Long before angels sang, a woman wept on the outskirts of…
Christmas arrives each year wrapped in lights, music, shopping lists, and full calendars. It is a season saturated with activity, yet often starved of meaning. We may even go to a church near us to…
Part Three: FAQ’s Based on Acts 20:17-35 (Editor’s note: Part one covers questions 1-5. Part Two covers questions 6-10). Choosing a church can be challenging, yet eternally important. In Part 1 and Part 2 we…
Part Two: Questions 6-10 Based on Acts 20:17-35 (Editor’s note: Part one covers questions 1-5. Part three covers relevant FAQ’s) There is increasing news across North America that more and more people are attending church…
Part One: Questions 1-5 Based on Acts 20:17-35 (Editor’s note: Part two covers questions 6-10. Part three covers relevant FAQ’s) Are you looking for a Christian church in Mississauga? Will you pick one from an…
Garden & River Series: Article 3 of 6 The Gardener’s Image Before kings ruled or prophets spoke, God bent low and formed — the Hebrew yatsar (Genesis 2 :7) means “to shape like clay.” Then He planted (nāṭaʿ) a garden in…
Garden & River Series: Article 2 of 6 Tending the Garden Within Some gardens are made of earth. Others — of soul. In Proverbs 4:23, the Hebrew word for “heart” is lēḇ — the center of thought,…
Garden & River Series: Article 1 of 6 This is a series through six landscapes of grace — six gardens and six rivers intertwined. Each one a whisper of His presence, a movement of His…
