Seasons of Uncertainty
Dear LifeSpring Family, As a new school year starts and the many uncertainties are still with us, allow me to share this liturgy with you again. A L I T U RGY FOR: Seasons of UncertaintyCOPYRIGHT © 2020 D O U G L A S M C K E LVEY In the midst of whatever follows, O Lord, let me meet your mercies anew, and anew, and anew. In the midst of my dismay, fix my eyes again and again upon your eternal promises. How this…
The Dot of Your Present Vs. The Line of Your Eternity
One of the things I’ve learned from doing discipleship is that God cares more about the line of your eternity than the dot of your present. That principle has never been more real to me in my life today than ever before. Looking back on my life thus far, there have been many times where the “dot of my present” did not look promising, in fact if I were to judge my future based on the dark seasons of my…
Fan the Flame
Hebrews 12:1-2 ” And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.” It was great to have Uncle Perry speak to us on Sunday! I certainly felt affirmed, encouraged, and inspired by his sharing. There was one part of his message that especially caught my attention and got me thinking. Uncle Perry shared a verse with us that he heard from God many years ago. In…
His Faithfulness Endures Forever
Happy September everyone!! It seems a little silly to always be surprised when we find ourselves at the beginning of another new season… but for some reason, I still cannot believe it’s already September!? It feels like August just began!! I suppose this feeling of surprise doesn’t come so much from the fact that the seasons are changing, but more so about how quickly they seem to change. On the first day of grade 9 English, Mr. Collins told our…
Thank You
What an amazing privilege it is to have Uncle Perry & Aunty Catherine speak to the Lifespring family. A couple who truly loves God and loves others. They have been at Lifespring from the very start – they have seen the brightest moments of our family history and have lived through the darkest moments of our past as well. Perry spoke specifically on 3 major areas he felt the Lord wanted Lifespring to hear: Affirm God’s Call & People Encourage…
Cocktail of Shame vs. Bottomless Kindness
Have you ever felt like you’re not quite good enough? Like, just about anyone on this big old planet is better qualified or confident or whatever-it-may-be, than you? Earlier this week I was feeling especially discouraged. I felt out of sorts and not like myself at all. There were moments when the problem wasn’t even that I “wasn’t myself” …it was more like I didn’t even know who “myself” was; like something was missing. And it was! Somewhere along the…
That Day Changed My Life
I remember the first time I ever heard the voice of God. It was a Friday night and Overflow (youth group) met in the church basement to do something called intercession. Ryan was singing and we simply sat asking the Lord what to pray for or sang along in worship. I had no idea how or what to pray for – but I enjoyed worship, I enjoyed His presence, and I enjoyed the friends around me. In the midst of…
What is your Gospel?
The Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ 1. A New Covenant – Hebrews 8:6,13 – an upside-down value system.2. A New Love of Grace and Truth – Ephesians 2:8-10; John 1:14,173. A New Life with Eternity in Sight – John 14:1-7 Taken from the book Irresistible by Andy Stanley (page 229) “Full of grace and truth. John shared a meal with and listened to the teaching of a man described as full of grace and truth. Not the balance between grace and…
Getting Unstuck and Moving Forward
For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you. isaiah 41:13 Over the past few weeks, I’ve been thinking about Pastor Alvin’s message about moving forward in challenging times. One line that Pastor Alvin shared in his devotion especially stuck out to me. He said, “God’s word is always instructing us to move forward and not stay stuck and worse still, look back.” I…
August @ KidzHarbour
We ‘ve all seen how difficult it can be to try and cope without strong connections… and I don’t mean just the internet kinds. We need our relationships and friendships to keep developing in order for us to feel more grounded and children are no different! Although we are taking a break from our weekly Zoom children’s programming, if you would like to sign up for a one-on-one Zoom call with Pastor Laura that is an option! If you’re needing…
Your Greatest Tool
After reading the book Holy Sexuality and The Gospel by Christopher Yuan as a pastoral team, one of the takeaways I got from the book was that empathy is our greatest tool to bring the gospel of Jesus Christ to the World. No matter your race, gender, sexuality, or anything you place your identity in, Jesus wants to take that place. But having any conversation about such things without the holy spirit can be rather futile. I believe that empathy…
Make Every Effort to Know Who You are In Christ
Yesterday, we had the privilege of hearing our Elder, Jonathan Koh, speak about the challenges of being in the world, but not of the world. There is truly a struggle in the world today figuring out “who am I”? As Jon transparently shared yesterday, one of his greatest struggles was figuring out if he identified as Singaporean or Canadian. Since he spent part of his life in Singapore and part of his life in Canada, he felt like he didn’t fit it…