There’s been so much going through my mind lately, but I think one of the most significant moments occurred at a funeral two weeks ago. A dear family friend and former mentor of mine passed away suddenly from a stroke at the age of 59. This man didn’t waste a moment of his life. He was one of the closest examples I’ve known of Christ to the world. He saw every person and moment as an opportunity to show God’s love and share His truth. He understood our call by Jesus to “go and make disciples of all nations.” (Matthew 28:19-20). Though there is much I could say about his life, I want to encourage you with a couple lessons he taught that helped shape the person I am today. 1 – Get Curious With every lesson he taught, Jeff would always say, “Don’t take my word or anyone else’s…

Have you given a gift to someone you thought he might like but didn’t find out until later the significance it held for him? Have you received such a gift? Anna wrote her father a letter when he was 65 years old. On this episode, find out what happened to it, the significance it held for a number of people, and how God used it to propel Anna into her successful writing ministry!

Today’s guest post shares how one woman courageously left all behind in order to embrace God’s amazing Gospel truth. All of us can relate to some extent to the feelings she had, and I hope you’ve come to understand and embrace the freedom she discovered too.

There are certainly many components to my testimony, most of which I’ll share over time with you, but the one I want to highlight today is critical in today’s society because divorce is rampant.

“I sat at my computer waiting for the all too familiar zoom screen to show the people on the other end.  I had been terrified for weeks for this meeting.  The one that might finally end the unknowing narrative playing out in my mind.  I had prayed many times that the explanation would be different from the one I suspected, but this was the meeting that would tell me the truth.  As questions were asked, and experiences were shared the meeting seemed to last for an eternity, until the final minutes where the diagnosis was finally said.  I had an eating disorder.  Something I had known since I was a child, but the reality was finally crashing down…”

In this episode Brennan and Rhonda Cattani share some of the journey that God brought them on as he prepared them to plant a church in a core neighbourhood in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Their discovery was not groundbreaking, but it certainly was life-changing;  the discovery that all of life is church and church is all of life.

Did you grow up in the church and in a Christian home, but have walked away from your faith and never looked back? Do you feel you are too far gone? Do you think God could never use you because of all the mistakes you’ve made?

Jamie had fractured his ankle which led to a pulminary embolism that almost took his life. With a long recovery ahead of him, and plenty of time to sit and think, Jamie faced the reality of where his life was headed. What would he do?

Do you ever wonder which stories in your life the Lord wants you to share and which ones you should keep quiet?

Have you ever heard a story of someone overcoming hardship that inspired you to make changes in your own life?