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One Good Thing.... Episode 62: Finding your place in God's family

  Loneliness is real and it is difficult. It is easy to feel as if no one cares. But there is a place where you are always welcome and always belong. 

One Good Thing..... Episode 61: Choosing Joy

   You have a choice.... every single day! Choose Joy!  

Going Back to Sunday School

                    In 1986, Robert Fulghum wrote a book called, “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten”.   The premise was that life would be better if adults remembered to be kind, share, help one another and clean up after themselves.     The book was a best seller and it is still in print twenty-five years later.                 That got me thinking that I should write a book called, “All that I Really Need to Know About God I Learned in Sunday School”.    Think about the lessons you learned there.                 I remember a flannel board covered with pictures of animals, a big ship, and a man and...

I Will Rest in God Alone

   Focusing on our faithfulness is good... focusing on God's faithfulness is better.  

One Good Thing.... Episode 60: A message worth hearing

  God keeps trying. Are we listening?    

One Good Thing.... Episode 59: Dealing with Loneliness

  As the days get shorter, this topic becomes more important  

Standing on the Promises (Micah 4)

  Going back to the basics is often the way forward.  

One Good Thing..... Episode 58: Community

   Independence is good... but we are better when we are together  

One Good Thing.... Episode 57: Doing Good

  You may not always get to see the results, but do good anyway  

An Unbeatable Offer

                      While looking through the newspaper flyers, I noticed that one of my favourite stores had oil filters and grinding wheels on sale.   Needing both, I went and purchased them.   On the way out of the store, I looked at the bill which said, “Total: $20.45” and, happily, “Today you saved: $41.33”.                 I love that “Today you saved” line!   It always makes me feel good to see a big number there.   Everyone likes getting more than they paid for which, of course, is why the store includes that line on the bill in the first place.   Everyone likes bargains!                 That being the case, here is an even better offer f...

Alive and Well... One change to promote spiritual health

  One slight shift in our understanding can make all the difference!  

One Good Thing... Episode 56: Think Better - Be Better

 The way we see the past, present and the future influences how we feel overall.  

One Good Thing.... Episode 55: Dealing with Opinions

  If God says something, do it. With everyone else, we need a different approach  

Making the Connection (Lesson for Sept 6)

 If you are struggling in your faith, here is a good place to look  

One Good Thing... Episode 54: Speak

   Sort out 1/2 your problems and make someone's day with this one action  

One Good Thing: Episode 53: One Key to Being Successful

   There is a lot of advice out there about how to get ahead... here is what Jesus said about it.