Today, exactly 169 years ago, a boat docked in Shanghai, China. On the boat was a young 21-year-old man. Even before he was born, this...
About three weeks ago, my wife and son were rear-ended in our car. No one was hurt. Our car, however, was damaged. The passenger-side...
Spring is here. Days are longer, temperatures are climbing, and skies are brighter. With the advent of Spring, yards are cleared,...
In my library is a book that is over three hundred years old. The book is fifteen sermons preached in England by John Sharp, the...
Please take these moments to listen to When I Survey The Wondrous Cross, sung by Pastor Lee, and to focus on the cross....
Vancouver is famous for many things. One of these is our weather. Each year, about 1.5 meters of rain falls on the city. At the base of...
Jesus promises to be with us to the end of the age. We know this because we know God’s Spirit fills our lives and guides our paths. We...
I’m not a fisherman. My son, however, loves to fish. He has fishing rods, hooks, lines, flies, and lures for different seasons, for...
No matter where we look, we see different textures. The smoothness of sanded wood or polished metal. The roughness of bark or rock. The...
Last Saturday, about 20 of us participated in the prayer retreat led by Pastor Lee. It was a day of worship, hearing Scripture,...
Seven days ago, Trinity Baptist Church lost a dear, beloved friend, church member, and devoted follower of Jesus. She was a wonderful,...
Twice a day there is an hour that is best for taking outdoor photos or video. The first is the hour just after sunrise; the second is...
We all have chores: loading the dishwasher, folding laundry, wiping surfaces, cleaning the bathroom, making the bed. Last week,...
Last week, I attended the annual assembly of our association of churches, the Canadian Baptists of Western Canada. The assembly took...
“As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him; for he knows how we are formed, he...
Last Thursday, a bus transporting seniors from Dauphin, Manitoba, to Carberry, Manitoba, collided with a semi-truck at an intersection...
Today’s devotional is the last until mid-August. I am grateful for a few weeks’ vacation. I am especially grateful to you for your...
Welcome back to our weekly devotion. And thank you for your prayers for me and my family while I was on vacation. During the second...
By the time this devotion is published, we will be over half-way through our annual Kids’ Bible Adventure Week. This year the title for...
Last week, we had a wonderful Kids’ Bible Adventure Week. The theme was “Conquering challenges with God's mighty power.” One hundred...
