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Acts 5 – Ananias and Sapphira1 But there was a certain man named Ananias who, with his wife, Sapphira, sold some property. 2 He brought part of the money to the apostles, claiming it was the full amount. With his wife’s consent, he kept the rest. 3 Then Peter said, “Ananias, why have you let Satan fill your heart? You lied to the Holy Spirit, and you kept some of the money for yourself. 4 The property was yours to…

Early into my time at Tyndale, I found myself overwhelmed, overworked and overtired… The school had just moved away from Bally Connor and settling into the new Bayview campus was clearly going to take some time. My favorite part of this new location was that there was so much nature to enjoy… when you walked far enough from whatever the ongoing construction projects were, of course. I had made my way down to the stream at the bottom of the…

I’ve always wondered why God in the Old Testament would give such specific details. Build the temple 200 cubic yards with 6 pillars, 2 bowls, and 35 doves. Sometimes I wish God would do the same with me – buy google stocks, plant a garden, buy only Lexus cars, etc. If God just told me exactly what to do then it takes the difficulty of decision making out of it! In the Old Testament (OT), Moses told the people to…

Dear LifeSpring Family, During these times, we need His presence. As I am reading Gary Thomas’ book, Sacred Pathways, I am reminded that there are different pathways that we each practice to stay in the presence of God. According to Gary Thomas on page 18 of his book, “As I read the classics of the Christian faith and shared my journey with others, I discovered various ways in which people find intimacy with God: by studying church history or theology,…

Eph 4:14-15 Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. In Ephesians 4, Paul encourages the church to remain unified and mature. In verses 14-15, he…

One time, back when I was nannying, I caught myself rushing for no reason apart from habit. I was home with the girls after school, and it was time for their snack and show before we started on homework/reading. And I remember hurrying the girls over to the couch so that they could sit down, take a break and enjoy some time together at home. I have no idea what would’ve slowed me down in that moment apart from the…

Isaiah 11:1-5 (NIV) A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse;    from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.2 The Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him—    the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,    the Spirit of counsel and of might,    the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord—3 and He will delight in the fear of the Lord.He will not judge by what He sees with His eyes,    or decide by what He hears with His ears;4 but with righteousness He will judge the needy,    with justice He will give decisions for the poor of the…

John 13: 34-35 (NLT) 34 So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. 35 Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.” As I was reading John 13 this passage stuck out to me in verse 34 and 35. Jesus tells his disciples to Love each other. He tells them to love each other not by their standards…

Dear Brothers and Sisters from Life-Spring, So much has changed in the past months and weeks. From Covid-19 to the death of George Floyd,  these ongoing events have unsettled me. It seems that chaos is the order of the day. Although I rarely face racism on a regular basis, the death of George Floyd has caused me to search my heart. If not for my own benefit, then for the benefit of my children and grandchildren. To allow Holy Spirit to shine…

Micah 6:8 “He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?” There has been SO much going on lately. And, I don’t know about you, but it seems like everybody and their mother has advice for how to respond. Pause from posting your regular life on social media but do NOT remain silent.Elevate the voices that have…

Last Wednesday, after sharing and repenting of my own judgmentalism, prejudices and racism with MissionGTA, I felt led to do the same for Life-Spring Family at our time of intercession. This is an extension to the rest of the Family with a closer look at the passage in Ephesians 2. 11 Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called “uncircumcised” by those who call themselves “the circumcision” (which is done in the body by human hands)—…

Probably for many of us, we’ve been following what’s been going on in the US and globally around the death of George Floyd. There have been floods of information and opinions around the issue, and it can definitely be overwhelming. So what are we supposed to make of all this? First, it can be easy to see these events as something happening “over there,” that doesn’t have much to do with us. But I think we need to challenge that…