Widening a Closed Heart
Hurt closes hearts. When someone hurts you deeply your heart that was once warm towards them now feels cold. You longed to see them, to be with them, to share life with them, but now the thought of...
View ArticleContentment
One of those problems that we all struggle with, to one degree or another, is the issue of contentment. Paul raises this issue in the Scriptures in Philippians. He talks about contentment as something...
View ArticleThe Two-Part Epoxy of Humility and Love
Psalm 133 testifies, “Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!” When believers live together in unity it is an experience that brings blessing to them and glory to God....
View ArticlePracticing Contentment
It was nine months ago that Ontario went into lockdown. Since then, we’ve experienced varying levels of restriction on private and public gatherings. Some of these measures have been very sensible,...
View ArticleThree Truths about Anxiety from Philippians 4:6-7
Anxiety. It can keep you up at night, rob you of your joy, and paralyze further action. Everyone wrestles with anxiety to some extent. For some, anxiety is an ever-present companion, a signature...
View ArticleTeaching Women to be Content
My task is to help you give women help and hope in teaching them to be content. We’re going to camp on one key passage, Philippians 4. One of the lies of our age is this: Contentment in my life is...
View ArticleBe Anxious for Nothing
Jesus said not to worry about tomorrow, because today has enough trouble of its own (Matthew 6:34). We can infer from this statement that each day has plenty of trouble! For this reason, counselors...
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