When you travel, you will always discover things about a place that no website or guide book thinks to tell you about. One of those things for me when I went to Lebanon was something that it took me a few days to get used to: the light switches. Now, I realize that this could…
Jesus said this: “You have heard that it was said: love your neighbour and hate your enemy. But I tell you, love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you.” Well now. No one could say that Jesus made things easy! Sometimes in my life I have been forced to put this into…
I have recently returned from a two week “vision” trip to Lebanon, where I joined with a team of pastors from around the country to see firsthand the work that our missions’ partners are doing there. One of the things that is hardest after returning from a trip like this is asking: How can I…
I am so bad at so many things. I am terrible at athletic things. If you doubt me, let me tell you this: in grade nine, the gym teacher let me serve the volleyball from the attack line. I am not good at technology. My sound hasn’t worked on my phone for a few months…
This week I was glad to attend the graduation at our local seminary. It was a special blessing to watch several students that I had mentored in recent years walk across the stage, and I couldn’t help get a little nostalgic, and even a little pensive. In the midst of my heart-bursting pride and joy,…
I have been in the midst of a personal challenge for the past several months. I have been trying to stop saying “just.” It began when I heard one of those radio shows where people call in and guess the answer to a question. The question was: “What is the one word that you…
In case you’re the one person in my universe who hasn’t heard about this, I recently directed the Willy Wonka Jr. musical at my children’s elementary school. Perhaps you are thinking: “Oh that’s interesting! I didn’t know you directed musicals, Leanne.” Let me begin by saying – I don’t. Well…I didn’t. Until I did. Here’s…
I’ve been ruminating on this post for a while now, and I’m still not sure I’m quite ready to express all that my heart is feeling. But soon other things will be upon us, as happens in normal church life, and I realize that before long the radical thing that just happened in my little…
It is just a few days until what WOULD have been my sister’s birthday. This year will mark the third birthday that she won’t have since her death. Some days are harder for me than others when it comes to missing my sister. The hardest, by far, is her birthday. On what would have been her…
A couple of years ago my husband Dallas and I decided we would start a blog. We were both pastors of our church at the time and it seemed like a good avenue to connect to our congregation, especially in a busy culture when people often have to miss our gatherings on Sundays. But one…
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