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May 27, 2026

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May 27, 2026

When Stuck in a Muddy Pit

“I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined to me, and heard my cry. He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps. He has put a new song in my mouth — Praise to our God; many will see it and fear, and will trust in the Lord.” Psalm 40:1–3 (NKJV) Do you remember a time when you or someone you knew got stuck in the mud? I remember one time, when I was a kid, I was in a mud […]

May 26, 2026

May 26, 2026

And God Said …

“Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.” 2 Peter 1:20,21 (NIV) I was with some First Nations young people who believed that the white man wrote the Bible. So, in a gentle manner, I asked, “What is written on the cover of this Bible?” They replied, “The Holy Bible.” I said, “So, the one who wrote it is ‘holy.’ If you say […]

May 25, 2026

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May 25, 2026

Put Your Feet in the Water

“But as soon as the feet of the priests who were carrying the Ark touched the water at the river’s edge, the water above that point began backing up a great distance away . . . And the water below that point flowed into the Dead Sea until the riverbed was dry. Then all the people crossed over near the town of Jericho.” Joshua 3:15b-16 (NLT) In 2015, I started attending a missionary training school in Missouri. The thought of going to another country intrigued me, and I wanted to learn in another setting. Things were going well, but I […]

May 24, 2026

May 24, 2026

Even Your Father’s Friend

“Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend.” Proverbs 27:10 (NKJV) “Are you two old guys done with your coffee and ready to call it a morning?” Smiling, Ronald approaches a table in the Sippin’ Good Coffee Shop. Bob, his father, glances up at him with fondness. “Nothing better to do, son. Me and Greg here go all the way back to kindergarten!” Ronald scoots a chair forward and sits next to his father. “And I’m sure you two recap every adventure from then till now.” “Yep,” Greg, his father’s friend, replies. “And we enjoy reliving each one […]

May 23, 2026

May 23, 2026

A New Creation

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has gone the new has come.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 I was born as a Cree person, and I am very proud of who I am. I was raised by my mom and dad with values and virtues. There has been a lot of talk lately about “finding yourself” in order to be healed. I was never healed because of who I was, but by the saving grace of God, the Creator, who through His Son Jesus Christ, saved me from eternal separation from God. God gave me […]

May 22, 2026

May 22, 2026

My First 4×4

“So, if you think you are standing fi rm, be careful that you don’t fall! No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.” 1 Corinthians 10:12-13 (NIV) 4×4’s are great! I used to think it was sort of a luxury to drive one — now it’s on my “gotta have it” list! I remember my first 4×4 truck. I had parked an old […]

May 21, 2026

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May 21, 2026

Surrendering, Obeying and Trusting God

“Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your Heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not more valuable than they?” Matthew 6:26 (NIV) June 18, 1997, I surrendered to Jesus. A month later, I voluntarily cooked at a Youth Dynamics Bush Camp for children. We prepared meals for 60 to 70 people. To get there, we traveled two hours into the high mountains of BC. There was no running water, no electricity, no plumbing, and it was pitch black with chilly temperatures at night. My two-year-old son and […]

May 20, 2026

May 20, 2026

Tough Like a Tree

“For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, which spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes; but its leaf will be green and will not be anxious in the year of drought, nor will cease from yielding fruit.” Jeremiah 17:8 (NKJV) Near my house stand very tall spruce trees. These trees have many branches, and the sum of their weight must be incredibly heavy. One evening, as I observed the trees, I marveled. I thought, “To hold all those heavy branches, those tree trunks must be very strong.” On another […]

May 19, 2026

May 19, 2026

Faith Like a Child

“Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, ‘children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.’ ” Philippians 2:14,15a (NIV) Don’t you love that innocent, pure feeling when you go to a children’s Christmas event? Doesn’t their singing tug at your heart? Don’t their silly faces looking at the camera bring a smile to your face? There is something about how children view the world — a faith and hope most of us may have forgotten. Anyone can say that they believe, but do we have faith? Do we apply what […]