In honour of Canada Day, I want to offer you the opportunity to watch this classic from the National Film Board of Canada, made in 1966 by Bill Mason. I remember loving this movie as we watched it in grade school several times – not on dvd or vhs but on the big metal reels,…
happy Canada day!
C’mon, we know you want to be Canadian… eh?
Jesus in the psalms
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 45 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever. You rule with a sceptre of justice. You love justice and hate evil. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you, pouring out the oil of joy on you more than on anyone else. [Psalms 46:6-7] This is a love song, perhaps written for a royal wedding,…
yeah, dats what I’m talkin about
The first guy especially… that’s me! The Dad Life!
rise up, O God
There are two passages assigned for today! SCRIPTURE: Psalm 44 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: All this has happened though we have not forgotten you. We have not violated your covenant. Our hearts have not deserted you. We have not strayed from your path. [Psalms 44:17-18] The author of this psalm is crying out to God in a time of unjust…
choosing to trust
There are two passages assigned for today! SCRIPTURE: Psalm 43 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again— my Saviour and my God! [Psalms 43:5] Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. [John 14:1] Easier said…
desperate
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 42 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God. I thirst for God, the living God. When can I go and stand before him? [Psalms 42:1-2] Have you experienced times like this, when God seems distant, absent, uncaring; or when you feel disconnected from God? – I…
a king like that
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 41 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Even my best friend, the one I trusted completely, the one who shared my food, has turned against me. Lord, have mercy on me. Make me well again, so I can pay them back! [Psalm 41:9-10] There is something Jesus-like in this psalm: David, a merciful and kind king and a friend to…
what the stones say
I found these stones piled up along the shore of Victoria Park, PEI. Did this happen naturally, or is there some intelligent designer behind it? To me, these stones testify – or point to – the hand that shaped and positioned them. They are a silent message, reminding me that they did not just ‘happen’,…
in stormy times
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 40 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: For troubles surround me— too many to count! My sins pile up so high I can’t see my way out. They outnumber the hairs on my head. I have lost all courage. Please, Lord, rescue me! Come quickly, Lord, and help me. [Psalms 40:12-13] The story behind this psalm is that David, who…