Servanthood

I lead worship in our church usually once a month, and this coming service I am leading we will be talking about Servant hood.I have searched high and low for just the right material for this service.I have come across a few things that have struck me profoundly.The thought that keeps coming back to me is this: I cannot serve knowingly as a Christian with just a head thing.I cannot serve knowingly as a Christian only when I want to or when I feel like it.I cannot just pick whomever I want to serve, because it benefits me in some way.I think as Christians we have served many times over just in this very way.Don’t get me wrong it looks good, people and other Christians might be moved or affected by my service.But what keeps aching in me is to serve in order for the glory of God to be seen.How do I serve so only the glory of God can be seen?

Time between Heavan and earth....How this comforts me in my grief....

Psalm 90:4 For a thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night.

2 Peter 3:8 But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.

How the story of Lazurus gave me comfort in my time of grief

In this process of grieving the loss of my mother, I found comfort and hope in this story of Lazurus....

Diagnosis of mom

I still remember vividly that day I received the phone call. Standing outside on the platform of Via rail the train was late and was finally coming in. We were going to get on to ride the train to Vancouver. It was a beautiful sunny day in August of 2007. I answered my cell phone just as the train pulled up. It was mom. She had told me the news, she has breast cancer.

A letter to my dad

This was a letter I felt compelled to write to my father 2 weeks after my mom had died.  I could not say if these were his issues at the time, but this story was on my mind constantly.  It is very difficult watching my father grieve.   To see his pain to see him lose his life partner of 44 years....