It is not uncommon or perhaps even unreasonable for a parent to believe that they love their child the absolute most and that there is nobody else who could love them as much as they do. While that may not seem like an unreasonable sentiment to express, it is important, as followers of Jesus, that we take a sobering moment to remember that God loved them first, and He loves them the most. We were walking together as a family once, and my four kids were walking ahead of me. Th

I have always loved walking through the forest. As far back as I can remember, I have felt calm and at peace in the woods. My favourite walks are the ones where I am alone, where, for a moment, I can allow myself to feel as though there are no distractions or barriers to the creation all around me. Walking in the forest always makes me want to slow down, be still, and listen. I’m not entirely sure what I am listening for—perhaps the peaceful sounds of nature, or maybe the qui

Let’s start with a couple of caveats of what I’m about to share. To begin, let me be clear that I am not a mental health professional. I do have my bachelor of science in psychology but I never pursued it as a vocation, so I am not a psychologist or therapist or psychiatrist. The perspective I offer simply comes from lived experience. When I was eight years old my mom was diagnosed with manic depression which we now call bipolar. Because of this psychiatrists, mental illness

When I was younger I had the privilege of being shepherded by a Pastor who on Sunday morning had a way of leaving you inspired to better....

A letter to my eldest daughter... Today I sat around a table of pre-teens, you were one of them. As part of the lesson I asked the group...

Imagine with me a congregation of people sitting Sunday morning on the edge of their seats excitedly awaiting the arrival of someone new...