As we walked to school the other day, my three year old son informed me that, “when I am four, I will be a teenager”. Our other two kids (and I) chuckled together at the ridiculous picture of our four year old ‘baby’ sitting in a grade 5 class! Despite the mockery, Winter remained undeterred! … More When You Don’t Really Want What You Think You Want

Sometimes it’s hard to get up when you’ve fallen. But like Paul, God invites us to get off the floor and get to our feet. Paul was after blood. Full of rage, he stormed down the highway towards the city of Damascus to destroy those who had begun to follow Jesus. But just as he … More Get To Your Feet

One day I went to pick up my kids from Day Care and was shocked to find that I wasn’t allowed to enter into the room. I was blocked from accessing my own children! In that moment, I had to make a choice. Either I would become angry and offended, or I would honour the … More The Fence of Offence

At this stage of their life, it’s too dangerous for our kids to cross the street on their own. We let them know it too, so they don’t grow some sort of new found false sense of confidence and run out into the middle of the road only to come face to face with an … More Cut Backs

In this politically correct, cotton wooled, deeply prone to offence world we live in today, it can be tempting to sit down and shut up and mind your own business so as to avoid any unnecessary discomfort! But it seems that we’ve begun to worship and value our comfort and security more than what God … More Unstoppable

One of my favourite things about travelling is international airports. Airports are full of people from all over the world in transit. These purpose filled people are in the process of transitioning from one place to another. There is a sense of excitement and anticipation of what’s next, with a cacophony of colourful people from … More In Transit

Where there is fire, there is people. There is something about fire that inspires and attracts us to its mysterious and majestic flame. Whether a camp fire that lights up the night sky, a fireplace that warms up a home, or a candle that sets the mood for a romantic dinner, fire always seems to … More Set Yourself On Fire