Reflecting on Psalm 23

Reflecting on Psalm 23

Lately, I’ve been captivated by Psalm 23. It’s a very short and well-known chapter, but it’s brought me encouragement and joy over the past few weeks. I have been especially inspired and challenged by the first verse of this Psalm, and I hope you are too!  “The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.” Psalm…

Our Perspective Matters

Our Perspective Matters

In life perspective is key. I can attest to being in situations in life that I truly did not know my way out of. Long story short, I recently relocated to Montreal Quebec and found myself without employment or stable housing. If I solely looked at the physical, I would have already given up due…

Boast in My Weakness

Boast in My Weakness

I wanted to take a moment today to boast in my weakness. Okay, that’s a lie. I really didn’t want to take a moment today to boast in my weakness. Candidly Christian is all about sharing our struggles in a way that points to Jesus. It’s literally about boasting in our weaknesses because when we…

Frazzled by Life

Frazzled by Life

When was the last time you felt frazzled? That’s where I’m at right now. I have a decent amount of things I should be doing, but one thing went wrong and it left me feeling frazzled. Which eats up my brainpower and keeps me from focusing on anything else. Have you ever been there? Truth…

How Does Healing Work?

How Does Healing Work?

This week I witnessed a miracle. Our second grandchild was born last Sunday, a little girl. She’s as beautiful as her older sister, who was born only a year ago now.  God is in the miracle business, just like he was back in Enoch’s day, and Noah’s day, and Moses’, and King David’s, and Hannah’s,…

Love Your Enemies… Even If You Don’t Think You Have Any

Love Your Enemies… Even If You Don’t Think You Have Any

“Love your enemies.”-Matthew 5:44(NIV) Clearly, Jesus was not talking about me. His audience must have been the “thousands of years ago brutal mob who was known to occasionally throw stones and needed some serious behavioral modification.” Not me. I don’t have any enemies! At least, I don’t think so… I’m a suburban housewife with four…