Category Archives: Devotionals

You Have Power

I didn’t know when I wrote this that we’d be called to start Expectancy Ministries and teach people how to move in the supernatural. It’s amazing to see the seeds God’s planted grow.
Bissi Abraham said something one time that has really stuck with me. He grew up a Muslim in Nigeria and saw his [...]

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Intolerance

Intolerance. The word holds so much more passion than its intrinsic meaning. In growing circles it’s synonymous with words like “Nazi” and “apartheid” both of which were at their core, intolerant.
If you are unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion, you are intolerant and the only ones tolerant (read morally acceptable) people don’t have to be [...]

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I Don’t Believe in Atheists

I don’t believe in Atheists.
I know my sarcasm doesn’t come across well in print – I could tell you horror stories of emails taken literally. I also learned my sarcasm doesn’t really translate well in some speaking situations in New Zealand.
It could be that the same holds true in Canada, but Canadians have learned to [...]

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Stand

I wrote this for a book Karen and I did before my Dad passed away. If you want to know more about him, we have posted a video with a few of our thoughts about him.
Karen likes the picture. I like the picture as well, but not really for the verse it illustrates. I’d [...]

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Consider it Pure Joy

Mom was often asked if she prayed that we would return to Canada. “No” she reply “I always prayed God’s will for them.”
The Christian journey from someone outside the faith must seem a peculiar one.
When it does, we know we’re living it the way God wants us to. As Peter  wrote in 1 Peter 2:9-12 [...]

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With God You Can’t Lose

Written to an ancient people in the midst of an impossible situation, the promise of Jeremiah 29:11 holds true for all who hold true to our faithful God. The pictures we illustrated the verse with are of Mark Kowalyov, Karen’s cousin, who is a Canadian living in Australia. God’s promise will be as true for [...]

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When A Silversmith Smiths Silver…

This is an appropriate thought to remind myself of today. We heard this morning that my 16 year old nephew has been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. It’s hit us all hard, but he lead the way with an attitude of “it doesn’t really matter what the diagnosis is, it won’t change what God is doing”. [...]

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With All the Saints, To Grasp

I don’t think I’ll forget that Russell, Andrea and their boys surprised us with a send off at the Palmerston North airport. I think it was the night before they had us over with some of their extended family we came to know and love. Russell Williams was our pastor in New Zealand and our [...]

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Delight Yourself in the Lord

I had the vision of dancing with Jesus. I heard the voice of God tell me he had given me time to write. I was quickly closing in on
my word count goal for my novel and we were wondering what God had in store.
The kids should be able to adapt to New Zealand, right? A [...]

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Worlds Shake

It was around 3 o’clock in the morning. I got out of bed and half asleep stumbled into the bathroom. Much to my horror I felt myself wobbling like a bowl of “wriggly jello”. Fully awake by now I realized this was an earthquake. I wasn’t sure if I should stay sitting on the throne [...]

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