Sanctification

Empty Shoes

19 March by Patricia Day

In church yesterday, a little boy fidgeted in his seat.  He wanted to move to another place rather than sit quietly in his seat.  As minutes ticked by he gave up his efforts and resolved instead to remove his shoes.   I suppose he thought if he couldn’t walk then why keep them on?  So off [...]

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Storm Clouds

15 March by Patricia Day

Today, the day began with a storm; actually a thunder and lightning storm!  In March!  In Ontario! The weather this winter has been very different to what we normally receive.  There have been few snow storms – I can count them on one hand – and so a thunderstorm this morning really came as no surprise. [...]

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Re-Establishing Our Boundaries

14 July by Dionna Sanchez

What do we partake in, in this life that is not wholesome and good? What things do we allow into our hearts, homes, and lives that is impure? It’s so easy to make concessions in life. We rationalize that that movie won’t hurt to watch just one time or that “hit” music has a good [...]

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A Christian’s Best Advertisement

24 June by Hariette Petersen

I knew I was in trouble the moment I walked through the double set of glass doors. I followed several ladies into our church this past Sunday. The entrance is merely a small hallway leading to another longer hall with classrooms. Entrapped in the tiny hallway was a mixture of five women’s perfumes, and a [...]

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Tender Hearts, Offend Me Not

10 June by Hariette Petersen

What words, attitude, and tone cause offense?  What kind of conduct can undermine the work of the gospel message? It’s not easy to discern sometimes.  Sometimes we think it takes some horrific sin, to crush the ministry of a preacher, pastor or minister.  We think it takes an exposed indiscretion to destroy our testimony.  Yet, sometimes it is the seemingly unnoticed sin–the slight, the insult, the aggravated [...]

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Has Your Heart Become Calloused?

1 June by Hariette Petersen

Ever know you ought to do something, but just don’t feel like it?  The desire is not there.  You ought to encourage, but don’t.  You ought to give, but won’t.  You ought to change, but remain the same. I get that way sometimes and wonder if perhaps I’ve hardened my heart to the conviction of the [...]

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