Fruit of the Spirit
The Goodness of God
“Good” is a word that we use often in our everyday conversations. We “have a good day”, “watch a good movie”, “enjoy a good meal”, etc. It’s truly a part of our everyday speech and why not? The Lord created this entire world and there is much goodness to be enjoyed! Even as I use…
Read MoreCourageous Kindness
“While Kindness has a connotation of meaning someone is naïve or weak, that is not the case. Being kind often requires courage and strength.” – Karyn Hall Ph.D., Psychology Today We have become so rushed in society, making it easy to prejudge and dismiss people that we feel aren’t worth our time. It is far…
Read MoreChoose To Be Kind
“Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” – Ephesians 4:32 I woke up nervous, excited and full of anticipation. I was heading to a stunning studio east of the city to record my second album. That morning I sent out texts to my pastors and to the prayer…
Read MorePatience & Well-Being
Patience & Well-Being The dictionary defines patience as “the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset”. It’s like the dictionary doesn’t understand our ‘right now’ society of high-speed connectivity and immediate answers from Google or Alexa! In our fast-paced world we expect the best, with little room for…
Read MoreMy Constant Struggle With Patience
“I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry.” It is often easy for me to forget, in my constant struggle with patience, that God is always listening to me. The natural inclination of the human heart is to want to be like God. It’s the story of Adam and…
Read MoreThe Practice of Patience
I remember a time in my life where I was struggling with burnout. Things had been not going well for a while, but I couldn’t quite figure out what it was that was happening to me. Surely a person in their 20’s couldn’t be “burnt out”?! But I was. Unfortunately I checked lots of those…
Read MoreBe Still
What does peace feel like? What does peace look like? The rapid pace of change has become such regular part of life that, despite our best intentions, the hours of our day are maxed out before we know it and we’re still trying to cram in more activities, meetings, events, coffees and phone calls into…
Read MoreThe Chaos Surrounding My Life
Peace is not the absence of chaos but the presence of a Person. As I sit down to write this, I am aware of the chaos surrounding my life. Numerous things left unfinished, amidst the storm of sickness ravaging my little family. I have a hard time finding peace throughout my day, especially when it…
Read MorePursuing The Person Of Peace
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, the See Hear Love Team and Special Guest Tryphena Perumalla-Gagnon as they discuss HOW to pursue PEACE in the midst of chaotic life circumstances. The key? Pursue the PERSON of peace. The SHL team also discuss John 14:27, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not…
Read MoreBrooke’s Vlog – The Joy of the Lord is My Strength
Co-Host Brooke shares her thoughts on JOY and the verse in the Bible ‘…the joy of the Lord is your strength!’
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