Glimpses of Heaven

"God is close to the broken hearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed" - Psalm 34:18 Losing someone you love is, simply put, heartbreaking. This week I found myself wanting to reach out to my dear friend Fay for some encouragement. I wanted to hear what...

Living Ready: A Tribute

A precious soul and dear friend, Fay, left this earth today a little sooner than expected. Nothing prepared me for the news as her husband, Glenn, and daughter, Gillian, shared the details with me over FaceTime. Up to that point, Fay was still on life support and the...

Beyond The Cover

We so often hear the saying, “Don’t judge a book by its cover!” I remember the first time I heard it, I was just a young school girl in the library with my class. If I’m not mistaken, it was my grade three class. We had this sweet, gentle librarian, Ms. Hearn, who always helped us pick out the best books and she knew the books we’d love. This one day while I sat on the floor scanning through the books, I overheard Ms. Hearn say to one of my classmates, “Don’t judge a book by its cover!” Curiously, I wondered what she meant by that.

Give Thanks

Let’s be honest, 2020 hasn’t been what we hoped it would be when the clock struck midnight that last day in December. We all shouted “Happy New Year” while we hugged and kissed those who were there to ring in the new year. No bubbles, no restricted numbers, no lockdowns! Who would have imagined such a thing? I know my mind couldn’t even fathom the thought had someone pre-warned me! I think I would have taken a rain check on 2020! Or maybe skipped it altogether.

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Thank God for Good Friday! T.G.F.G.F.

Thank God for Good Friday! T.G.F.G.F.Thank God that He sent His Son, His one and only Son, to die for us.Jesus took my sins. He took my sorrows. He suffered instead of me. He took my place when He died. What Jesus did affects me personally. How could I ever thank...

In Christ Alone

Here's a song I absolutely love...   In Christ alone my hope is found,He is my light, my strength, my song;This Cornerstone, this solid Ground,Firm through the fiercest drought and storm.What heights of love, what depths of peace,When fears are stilled, when strivings...

Ransom

A ransom is usually a sum of money that is paid for the freeing of a prisoner, hostage or someone who has been abducted.Read these lyrics from the song “Jesus Messiah”.“He became sin, who knew no sin That we might become His righteousness He humbled himself and...

Goodness and Mercy

Have you ever seen the cartoon or comic strip where the character has a permanent raincloud over his head? Maybe you’ve seen Pig-Pen from the Peanuts cartoons. He is in a cloud of dust and dirt. Some people believe in Murphy’s Law - “Anything that can go wrong will go...

Alice Belle

Alice Belle Garrigus received the call from God to go to Newfoundland in 1908. Newfoundland was an unknown place to her. She was an American. She was a woman. She was single. She was 50 years old. She was a school teacher by profession and a traveling preacher. She...

Competition

Competition is great in a game. Teams play against each other to win a medal or a trophy. They would like to become the champions in their league.In my opinion, church denominations should not be in competition with each other. People within a congregation shouldn’t...

Stand

I don’t have it all figured out. I wish I did, but I don’t. Sometimes it’s hard to find the right words to say. Sometimes it’s hard to know exactly what to do.Do you know this song?“So what could I say?And what could I do?But offer this heart, Oh GodCompletely to...

Thanksgiving

It’s a sunny Sunday! Think about your Creator today! Why not offer Him praise for all that He has done for you! Give Him the glory He deserves. Realize just how great and awesome God really is.Psalm 100A psalm of thanksgiving.1 Shout with joy to the Lord, all the...

Call Out

I heard a song many years back. This is part of it (if I recall correctly):“He came for all the broken peopleLives torn apart by pain/shameHe came for hopeless situationsIf you’re in one, you’re why He came.”You may be in a very hard place. Things look very bleak....

The Sacrifices We Make

I remember when I was working in Stephenville and I was dating Steve. Steve was still in St. John’s... long-distance relationship. I remember one evening he had a ride as far as Gander. He wanted me to pick him up in Gander and then we’d spend some time together in...

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