The Master Craftsman

The Master Craftsman by Heather Smyth Anyone who knows me well knows that I love to knit.  My Grandma Norman taught me to knit when I was a teenager and I don’t think I’ve left the house without my knitting since. One of the things that I love about knitting is that it all starts out…

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Ascend

1 John 3:1-2 See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are! But the people who belong to this world don’t recognize that we are God’s children because they don’t know him. 2 Dear friends, we are already God’s children, but he has not…

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I Need a Brain Transplant

I Need a Brain Transplant Romans 12:2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. Some people say that Christianity, or any…

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Offering Up My Ordinary

{Romans 12:1-2. The Message} So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life — your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life — and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for Him. Don’t become so well-adjusted to…

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There Are Two Ways To Do Everything

A couple years ago my partner and I had our first real fight.    It was my fault.  I lied to her about something. It doesn’t really matter what I lied about;  what matters is I chose to lie.   And the more I reflect upon it the more it became clear that I didn’t…

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Women With Swords

Women with Swords In this week’s Motivational Monday (Episode 27) we’re looking at 2 Timothy 1:7, “For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.” The Bible (also known as the scriptures or God’s Word), is described in Ephesians 6 as the “sword of the Spirit”…

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Step Out Of Your Fear

Step Out Of  Your Fear As I sat on my couch this morning and opened up my New Life Bible App to meditate on today’s verse further, I saw something new. Now, this verse is a great one on its own to speak over many many situations in your life: ‘For God has not given…

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It Works When You Work It

It Works When You Work It  I love Yonge Street Mission. I love what they’re about, I love their philosophical approach to ministry and support for people on the margins in Toronto, and I love that they’ve never lost sight of their Christian purpose amidst changing times. This verse is a guiding principle in their…

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