There are estimated 40.3 million people in modern slavery around the world.
· 10 million children
· 24.9 million people in forced labour
· 15.4 million people in forced marriage
· 4.8 million people in forced sexual exploitation
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Why Are There Raspberries In January?
A prophetic moment is like asking for 'Raspberries in January'. It is something decidedly out of the ordinary. We notice because we were not expecting God to meet us in this way. He speaks and suddenly we are quiet: we listen to that still small voice that Elijah heard once in a cave.
The Rejected One
Jesus was the stone that the builders rejected. He was ideal for the building, but they would not take him for the role he was to play in the foundation of Judaism. As such, he is the chief cornerstone of a new church. This church was crucified in the flesh. This is now a resurrected church…
What Kind of Leader?
Today I wanted to talk to you about the difference between holistic leadership and orthodox leadership.
When a leader changes his style and way of relating with every person he interacts with, this is holistic behavior. Holistic practitioners also believe that each person is different…
Without Fear
The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them.
Isaiah 11:6
The other day I was driving around Abbotsford, and stopped on a side street. When I looked up I saw that I was lookin…
Embracing the Miraculous
It has been said of the followers of Christ that supernatural signs would accompany them. It was shown in the ministry of Christ, whose words and teachings were accompanied by miracles and healings. But in this time, perhaps we respond as if to say, supernatural signs and miracles, though possib…
Practicing Priesthood
For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, their work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it into the light. It will be revealed with fir…
A Carved Table by the Carpenter
So we're walking through the wheat field right now with Jesus. It is not really a temptation to follow his example, it is a necessity. When he eats, we eat. There is spiritual food in abundance. Who prepared this feast, you might ask.
I shall live and enlighten
the dark with food and wine…
Man of Sorrows
It was Joni Eareckson Tada, who spoke of Jesus as a 'Man of Sorrows'. After a diving accident that left her paralysed from the neck down, she lay in her hospital bed. Although she longed to die in response to her tragedy, she came to quote these words from an old hymn:
Man of sorrows, what a …
Burning In The Fire of Love
If they are healed,
they will rise again—
leaving behind
the trappings of guilt
and pain, like old clothing
ready for the fire.
Burn, nation,
burn to purity;
let the old notions die.
--Emily Isaacson, Hours From A Convent
Moses had the same experience wh…
The Mirror of Contemplation
"This type of penetrating gaze, Clare says, is the path to contemplation."
– Ilia Delio, Clare of Assisi: A Heart Full of Love
Our perceptions of women and their role in society has a lot to do with our perceptions of Jesus. Women are working in many careers that they could not have had ac…
The Glass Decanter
Oil: the substance of anointing has many uses in the prophetic. It was the anointing oil spoken about in Exodus 30:22-33.
There are many prophetic things we can do each day, besides just to long to give prophetic words of encouragement to the body of Christ. Becoming a prophet may require both ri…
Spikenard Oil
There was a woman in that town who had lived a sinful life. She learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house. So she came there with a special jar of perfume. She stood behind Jesus and cried at his feet. And she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair.…
Locusts and Honey
So you want to be a prophet? Here is what some people who are prophetic and stepping out into ministry might wonder . . . will the church pay for my locusts and honey? Good enough question. Churches today rarely sponsor more than one Levite per service (worship leader) let alone a company of local…
The New Family
This is an Easter weekend many extended families will never forget.
There are many new regulations in place for "the Canadian family".
No family gatherings of more than 5 people.
No coming withing 2 meters of each other.
No driving in the same car unless you live at the same address…
Stars Grew Dim
In the days of Galileo, there was a hierarchy among the stars. I thought she would rule an empire; she was strong, when fortitude was of the essence. She was iron royalty. This is what I knew about the Princess of Andromeda.
There was a healing from the clay when the Messiah walked on earth. …
Cleanse Me From The Inside
I surrender. With lavender. I will write to you. I will build you up and you shall be rebuilt.
One of the obvious struggles in the modern age is with our idea of cleanliness. How clean should we get? Should we, and do we, feel dirty even when we have had a bath today? Society would like to di…
The Nature of Perfection
I have been writing more these days about how perfection is not something we should strive to attain. It is our imperfections that make up our beauty as the body of Christ, and how we love Jesus in spite of what has gone wrong in our lives, or the bad things that have happened to us. Oswald Cham…
Where do we find the prophets?
Although many Christians would typically agree we find the major and minor prophets in the Bible, there may be other prophetic people publishing in the last 100 years, for example. Some prophets in the modern age hold prophetic office, others are seers, some are God-listeners, and some just do w…
The Strength of prayer
Learning to pray in a practical way strengthens our spirit. Prayer is a spiritual exercise that will equip us for a work ahead. We don't always know in advance what God has planned for us to do, but spiritual exercise will prepare us. The strength of prayer is that it requires us to quiet the di…
Prophetic Moments
Waiting for Jesus.
Listening to the Holy Spirit.
Urged to act by power not our own.
Worshipful Postures
Hold your hands out.
Keep your candle lit.
Worship every day.
Pray for others.
Quiet Time With Sea
