I’m a control freak. I’ve always wanted things to go according to plan, and to make sure it does, I’m usually the one who makes a conscious effort to plan meet-ups with friends....
“What is the one yardstick we can use to gauge if a mission trip is successful?” This question was posed to us by the pastor who led a recent mission trip I was on. We offered various answers...
One thing about missions trips that I find beautiful is the simplicity of being. What I mean is, life becomes simple in a holy way: All that matters each day is that we accomplish a work for God —...
I fell pretty sick on Labour Day. I still remember it was a Tuesday morning, and I was furiously taking notes at Momentum 2018. I had already been feeling a little unwell – dry throat – the night...
Do you remember the moment when you accepted Christ into your heart? Think back with me to where it all began: Were you saved in a stadium bathed in lights? Or did it occur in the quiet of your own...
It’s a special kind of tragedy when a rich inheritance is left unclaimed because no one looked at the final will. The tragedy isn’t in the inheritance’s loss of value over time –...
“For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God” (Deuteronomy 4:24) As a young boy, my desire had always been wanting to live passionately and on fire for Jesus. The one big question I...
Just before I changed churches, I was serving to the point of burnout. I had taken up all kinds of roles: PA Team, Backup Singing, Video and Post-Production, Social Media, Youth Leader … I was...
2017 was a difficult year. I struggled greatly with not knowing what the future held for me. Drained and listless, I lived like this until a week came where I responded to an altar call and...