Posts from February 2026

I had slowly stopped reading my Bible. What started out as occasional, sporadic missed days turned into bigger gaps in my week until it flatlined completely. I hadn’t even noticed. I also hadn’t been listening to worship music as often as I had before. Something else I hadn’t noticed. What I did notice was that something was different, though for a while I couldn’t figure out what. When I realized what had changed in my routine, I realized that it…

Last Sunday, we had our Volunteer Appreciation Day, where we had a chance to honor all of you who serve at LifeSpring. There is a saying in churches that it is common for 20% of people to do 80% of the work. This really doesn’t apply at LifeSpring, and we see that Sunday after Sunday. On a weekly basis, between our two sites, we have worship, tech, Kingdom Kids, speaking, refreshments by life groups, and clean up–at a minimum–and it’s…

We want to honor all of the LifeSpring family. The pastoral team is so blessed to be surrounded by a family that genuinely loves God and genuinely cares for others – including us. I want you to know that we feel loved; you care when we hurt, you think of our families, and you genuinely care for others. Please don’t ever take this for granted – people here are genuinely looking out for one another. Whether physically, spiritually, emotionally –…

Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” – John 20:29 NIV This is one of the famous “doubt verses” that we often throw at our questions. Some might even take this as a rebuke from Jesus towards Thomas for doubting. However, when we look at the passage as a whole, we can see that this not the case.  “Now Thomas (also known as Didymus),…

In this season of life, I’ve been thinking more and more about children. Particularly, my daughter. What will her personality be like? Who will she look like? What will she enjoy doing?  I remember reading a quote that says, “While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about.” ― Angela Schwindt Perhaps I will soon experience this quote in a tangible way and know what it really means. Until then,…

We are so blessed to have Rodney, an elder, share with us his own personal journey and conviction about how he and his family approach tithing. Jerry says this often, “Money makes people funny.” And although it is a comical saying, it is unfortunate that we often see that this is true. When Karyne and I went to Israel years ago, they told us that Jerusalem was divided into four different quadrants; Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Armenian. They told us that…

Dear LifeSpring Family, This past Sunday, Dorothy and I had the privilege of speaking with our brothers and sisters in Mississauga. We shared from Ephesians 6:10–20 on the topic of the Armor of God, and I would like to share what the Lord impressed upon me: 1. Be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. This serves as a reminder that my strength as a soldier for the Lord does not come from my own abilities,…

During Intercession this past Sunday, Andrew led us to seek the Lord and practice listening prayer. As he was detailing the outline of listening prayer, step 2 of this process stood out to me. How to practice listening prayer: Step 1: Ask God to give you direction in “_________ – anything you want” Step 2: Tell Him that you are willing to do whatever He tells you – and mean it! … (Steps 3-5 have been cut for concision, but…

As I was pondering on LifeSpring’s 2026 theme: Increase Our Faith – two things emerged. Firstly, without faith it is impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6); this is a prerequisite of all things in the kingdom of God. Secondly, our faith will be tested (James 1:2-4 ; 1 Peter 1:6-7). Faith that has not been tested is faith that cannot be trusted. If this is so, then how do we increase our faith? Romans 10:17 says: So then faith comes by hearing,…

In 2026, everything we do will be surrounded by our theme of Increase Our Faith. We must always be aware of what God is doing. In trying to plan an entire year in advance, the Lord convicted me from Revelations 22. It describes, The river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city. The Lord asked me, “Was the river…

On Sunday we got a chance to hear Abby speak about “Increasing Our Doubt.” Abby has always been unconventional when it comes to the status quo, but that’s why she sees what other people don’t and for that reason she brings a completely different perspective to our pastoral team. In this particular case, Abby talked about increasing our faith through the means of doubt. She shared that it actually takes more faith to believe in God when you have doubts…

When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways.  For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known. – Corinthians 13:11-12 (ESV) We often think of doubt as the enemy of faith. After all, we’re called to believe in…