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Children are naturally curious and have all sorts of questions! The people they’re seeking answers from, aunties and uncles, parents and grandparents alike, will likely range in creativity and capacity for responding to all of those “But why?!” questions. If I’m being perfectly honest, it is super tempting to shrug off challenging or unexpected questions from our KidzHarbour children… especially when they’re interrupting the flow of a lesson! It can be hard to see the value in listening to a…

When you write enough papers, you start to become familiar with the rules of grammar either through violation or adherence. In my case it is often through violation or in other words, making mistakes that helps me learn the rules of grammar. My wife tells me all the time that I should stop writing like I’m talking because it often leads me to write grammatically incorrect sentences. As you read through this, you may find this to be true but…

Dear LifeSpring Family, Hearing Pastor Gabriel preached to us on Father’s Day on Sunday and reading his devotions this past Monday, challenged me to be more like the Second Adam. Most of us are familiar with the story of the fall of the first Adam and his helpmate, Eve in Genesis chapter 3. From Genesis chapter 3, Dr. Robert Lewis reminded me of the lessons that I can learn from the first Adam’s approach/behavior to being a man, husband, and…

When I married Karyne, I told her I was a great boyfriend, but I had no idea how to be a husband. When I became a father to Justus, I didn’t tell him – but the same rule applied, I had no idea what it meant to be a father. Ignorance often results in experimentation. Experimentation can lead to disaster. Imagine being on an island and seeing a brand new car for the very first time. You have no idea…

If you’ve lived long enough you know that bad days are inevitable. Bad days are the worst to say the least. They can send you down on spirals of negativity where it seems like there’s no turning back. Sometimes a day can be so bad that we start to question whether or not God had anything to do with it.  Have you ever asked God this “God, why would you let that happen?” or how about this “God, if you…

One of the passages we memorized as a Pastoral Team is probably quite familiar to many of you: Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand…

What a great privilege it was to have Leona Lee, our Chair of the Board of Directors, share with the church family. Her testimony, journey, and continued story is a testimony of loving God and making every effort to live it out daily. In our journey of maturity we begin to see the things that are not aligned to God (Psalm 139:23-24), we begin to be sensitive to His voice and his convictions of where we need to align with…

Dear LifeSpring Family, A few months ago, I was at the autobody shop to get the side mirror on my car fixed. The shop came highly recommended. And it did not disappoint as I had a very good conversation with the owner, Jack. Jack like myself is an immigrant to Canada but unlike myself, he is not from Singapore but immigrated from Armenia. Soon our conversation turned into spiritual matters and how he believes that God has guided and continues…

After hearing Peggy’s message last Sunday and her sharing about learning how to rest, I was reminded of the importance of resting in the presence of the Lord. One of things I’ve noticed about myself is that I tend to get burnt out really easily. As I was praying to God for strength for another day, He began to speak to me about how I use my time and energy. It’s important to rest but it’s just as important to…

We had the privilege of hearing from Peggy Leung share her testimony and how God has been working in her family’s life. As Peggy was sharing, she showed a picture of the lifecycle of a butterfly and the different seasons of life (Caterpillar – Cocoon – Butterfly). And she said something that I felt the Lord wanted to highlight: “The caterpillar does not try to be the butterfly and the butterfly does not try to be the caterpillar”. How strange…

I was struck this week by the importance of going to God with more than questions… Asking questions and generally choosing curiosity over certainty is something I really value and think is an important shift for Christians to make. Especially those of us who have been Christians for many years! Our tendency can often be to rehearse certainty and to remind ourselves of what we know to be true. Which can be really great and faith-building in a lot of…

Dear LifeSpring Family, I wanted to share with you my latest memory verse in today’s devotions. It is a verse if not all, most of you have heard it before and some of you have even memorized it. The verse is 1 Chronicles 4:10 Wait for it…………… “Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from…