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“What Have I Done?” — Walking in God’s Favour When Others Feel Threatened
God’s favour on your life can expose insecurity in others. Not because you’ve done anything wrong—but because: Your growth may highlight their fear Your clarity may confront their confusion Your calling may stir their insecurity So, what do you do?
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When the World Speeds Up,Slow Down and Listen
What AI experts are just now discovering, God has been inviting us into all along. “Be still, and know that I am God.” — Psalm 46:10 Recently, I came across an interview featuring two experts discussing the rapid rise of artificial intelligence and how it is already reshaping the way we work, connect, think, and…
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How Do You Really Receive Your Calling?
Finding purpose isn’t about striving or carving your path harder — it’s about surrendering to the One who shapes you. I recently came across a thoughtful article written by a woman reflecting on how she discovered her calling. It was honest, vulnerable, and deeply relatable. She described the quiet disorientation of her early 30s —…
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Why Hearing God’s Voice Feels So Hard (And What Changes When You Practice It With Others)
There’s something worth noticing about how Jesus discipled people. He didn’t just give lectures. He didn’t hand out scrolls and say, “Go study these and I’ll check in later.” He walked with His disciples…
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Living in Eastertide: What Do We Do After Easter Sunday?
Walking in Resurrection Power We put so much attention on Resurrection Sunday—and it’s beautiful, powerful, absolutely worth celebrating. But then… what? What happens the day after Easter Sunday? And the week after that?
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The Dad who helped shape my life.
The dad who helped shape my life… To honour my dad recently on his 80th birthday, I gathered and published memories from family and friends in a memory book. I tell you… It was a moving experience to read how much impact my dad made in people’s lives. Here’s a glimpse… of my own personal…
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Countdown to the Cross and Open Grave! (Lent 2026)
I love the Lenten season! 🙂 Passover (some call it ‘Easter’) is the most important event in our world history, and yet it can sneak up on us. We often spend so much time focusing on Christmas, that we forget Part 2, …the dying to the old self-part and receiving new life in Christ! Christmas…
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💕A New Month: A Fresh Invitation… to Love
February invites me to slow down and reflect on relationships – the people God has woven into my everyday lives… But before February becomes about striving to love better, give more, or fix relationships, there’s a gentler invitation waiting for us…
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Making Room: Clearing Clutter to Restore Joy
The end of the year always seems to invite reflection—and for me, it also invites a good, honest purge. Not just of physical clutter, but of emotional and mental clutter as well. This month, I’ve been letting go of things that are no longer helpful or life-giving. Some of that looked very practical: releasing books I’ve already…
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How We Tend to Incorrectly Treat Believers
When Jesus Spoke to Crowds—vs. With Disciples Recently, this simple statement came out in a conversation: “What Jesus did with pre-believers was preach to crowds.What Jesus did with His disciples was engage and interact with them.And yet, we often do for believers what Jesus did for pre-believers—with only one person doing all the talking.” Wow!…
Following and Trusting : Encountering God Out of the Box 