We all know that life doesn’t always (or often) go the way we plan or desire it, from small disappointments and frustrations, to major
According to the 2020 Global Peace Index, Canada is currently the sixth-most peaceful nation in the world as it enjoys both positive peace, “the
Everybody wants to be happy, a desire that’s understandable and expected when we remember what Scripture teaches about human origins. In the beginning we
In the book of Job, we read how God removes his hand of protection from Job, opens him up to attacks of Satan, and
Final words are important. In the book of Deuteronomy, on the plains of Moab, Moses gives his final address to the nation of Israel.
The Bible is full of incredible stories that many of us remember fondly from our years in Sunday School. One such story, found in
Whether we realize it or not, whether we understand it or not, and whether we believe it or not, we are all at war
Most cellphones today come equipped with passcodes, facial recognition software, fingerprint scanning capabilities, and multistep-step user verification. Why? It’s all for the purpose of
As one reads the gospel according to Matthew, a pattern can be identified in how the author, inspired by the Holy Spirit, presents his
It occurred to me that someone wandering into our service today would be very confused about what just happened here. Hot tubs are for
The thirteenth chapter of Matthew’s gospel records an abrupt shift in Jesus’s teaching ministry. Responding to his formal rejection as messianic King by Israel’s
Up to this point in Matthew’s gospel there has been a consistent and clear proclamation of the nearness of the kingdom of heaven (see