Episodes

  • Being proactive about sermons and Bible study

    Being proactive about sermons and Bible study
    Jan 16 2026
    In the autumn of 445 B.C., the governor Nehemiah had finished rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem after it had been destroyed. After exile, the people had gathered for a festival. Nehemiah 8:8 says: “They read from the book, from the Law of God, clearly, and they gave the sense, so that the people understood the … Continue reading Being proactive about sermons and Bible study
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  • Being faithful, or fitting in?

    Being faithful, or fitting in?
    Jan 15 2026
    The book of Daniel tells us that Daniel and his friends were exiled to a foreign nation, Babylon, after Jerusalem was besieged. The text tells us that they were young. We find this in Daniel 1:3-4: “Then the king commanded Ashpenaz, his chief eunuch, to bring some of the people of Israel, both of the … Continue reading Being faithful, or fitting in?
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    2 mins
  • Devotion changes you

    Devotion changes you
    Jan 14 2026
    “Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life” (Proverbs 4:23).Writer Selma Lagerlöf tells the story of a knight from Italy. This was the Middle Ages, the time of the Crusades. He was a warrior, capable of dark things. When he got to the Holy Land he found himself at the … Continue reading Devotion changes you
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    2 mins
  • When everything is stripped away

    When everything is stripped away
    Jan 13 2026
    “In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it” (Daniel 1:1). And with that, Daniel and his friends—and many others—were exiled to Babylon.As I study the book of Daniel, I’m struck by the abject calamity which came up on him:His ancestors had rejected … Continue reading When everything is stripped away
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    2 mins
  • Love makes you do things

    Love makes you do things
    Jan 12 2026
    Fred Craddock tells a story from when he and his wife lived in Oklahoma. There was a tornado warning. They went out on their porch. They could literally see the tornado coming. It looked like it was going to change directions, but it didn’t. In fact, it was coming straight toward their house! So they jumped in … Continue reading Love makes you do things
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    2 mins
  • He uses even our feeble efforts

    He uses even our feeble efforts
    Jan 9 2026
    “…put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness” (Ephesians 4:24).In “The Happy Hypocrite” Lord George was an immoral man with a bloated face. He fell in love with a lovely young lady. He figured that she would never love him back. So, as the story goes, he covered … Continue reading He uses even our feeble efforts
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    2 mins
  • When the Lord rubs off on you

    When the Lord rubs off on you
    Jan 8 2026
    “…whoever says he abides in [Jesus] ought to walk in the same way in which he walked” (1 John 2:6).Tucker was in grade eleven. He was in an apprenticeship program to become a welder. He was working and learning under Bill, a retired teacher. Bill was known for three things: his sense of humour, his … Continue reading When the Lord rubs off on you
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  • Who are we most closely tethered to?

    Who are we most closely tethered to?
    Jan 7 2026
    “If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God” (Colossians 3:1-3).What does … Continue reading Who are we most closely tethered to?
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    2 mins