My soul craves God.  It may sound like a cliché, but it’s true.  God loves me.  He loves you, too. Regardless of what you’ve done or what’s been done to you, God wants to be a part of your life. The best known verse in the Bible is John 3:16.  In The Message it’s translated [...]

If I asked you to describe yourself, what would you say?

What is love? Is it definable? Is it a feeling? A passion? Is love always romantic? The dictionary defines love as, “a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person, a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection for a parent, child, or friend, sexual desire, affectionate concern for the well-being of others, the benevolent [...]

How to Know That You are Filled with the Holy Spirit Did you ask God to fill you with the Holy Spirit? Do you know that you are now filled with the Holy Spirit? On what authority? (On the trustworthiness of God Himself and His Word: Hebrews 11:6; Romans 14:22, 23.) Do not depend upon [...]

When you think of Easter do you think of bunnies and eggs? Chicks and baskets? Possibly a cross or a church or spring dresses?  I think of hundred year old houses.  It’s a little random, I know, but at the heart of it, Easter is all about restoration. You don’t have to look far to [...]

Photos of the suffering in Haiti are inescapable. For Curt & Michelle Friesen of Okotoks, Alberta the images are personal.  Their daughter Jessica, 18, flew to Haiti to volunteer at an orphanage  the day before an earthquake rocked the impoverished nation. First things first, Jessica is safe.  Amazingly, she was able to phone her parents [...]

Science has contributed innumerable benefits to human life on planet Earth. We should be deeply grateful for the hard work of scientists who dedicate their lives to loyal study of this discipline and the advantages scientific advances grant us. Due to its success, there is often a tendency to think that science can explain everything. [...]

On Saturday  November 8th, 2008 my world blew apart – literally.   I was carrying a package I thought was a gift when it exploded in my hands. We had recently sold our cozy townhouse and were excited to move into a larger home with a yard for our daughters.  The day started out with a [...]

Astronomy fascinates me. I started studying it at age seven when I visited the library to find out why stars are hot. Once I found the answer to that question, I continued reading every physics and astronomy book I could get my hands on. With my dad’s help and the money I saved from collecting [...]