Posts from 2026 (Page 3)

So you’ve spent some time with the Lord and what you sensed God calling you towards is something you have no skill or experience in. Like at all. Congratulations! You wouldn’t be the first. Moses said to the Lord, “Pardon your servant, Lord. I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.” Exodus 4:10 Moses was standing in front of a burning-not-burning-up bush, which God…

Last Sunday, we had the pleasure of hearing from Mari Muthu, a missionary from India that LifeSpring supports. I had a chance to spend some time with Muthu and hear more about YWAM’s ministry (Youth With a Mission), which is so needed in a place like Mumbai, where Muthu ministers. Mumbai is the commercial and financial center of India. It is also the home of Bollywood, which is the massive Indian film industry that is well-known globally. However, approximately half of Mumbai’s…

A few weeks ago, I was struggling to put together a songlist for a worship event I was doing. For those who don’t know, the songlist is the song and order of songs for a worship set. I was having a pretty bad week and was not feeling like I wanted to worship at all, which wasn’t helping with creating the songlist. At around the one-hour mark of wrangling (or strangling) my songlist, I felt the Lord say “[Bring a]…

Back when I was in university, one of the first jobs I had was working as an admin assistant at Power to Change (used to be called Campus Crusade for Christ Canada). I worked in the President’s Office there, which is the part of Power to Change that dealt with the overall vision for P2C. At the time, P2C was going through a process called “retooling and strategic planning.” My boss was working with a consulting company that was helping…

Every year we are required by law to have an Annual General Meeting (AGM). It is a necessary gathering to inform the church of the numbers, budgets, metrics, and overall analysis of the church. And although it may seem like nuisance at times, it has become a forced reminder for the church family to review God’s faithfulness! We can even see the growth and evolution of the church family. This was Josh Siu’s first time presenting the data as the…

The other day I was meditating on one of our previous memory verses. It said: But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. 1 Peter 2:9-10 (NIV) The mention…

We had a Kingdom Kids themed Intercession a few Sundays ago, and as we were praying together a phrase that came up was this: “Effort is not wasted”. There is a lot of effort invested in Kingdom Kids; our shepherds put a lot of time, energy, and love into our kids! Though they play an enormous part in planting seeds in the next generation, it doesn’t always feel that way every Sunday. Somedays (and depending on the classroom, most days)…

Here at LifeSpring, we want to appreciate all the fathers out there. Physical, spiritual, soon-to-be, one day fathers–we want to appreciate every male in this house. I speak on behalf of my family and as a dad to this church: I love you guys. I am proud of you guys. You guys are good. We have amazing men in this church. We have had the blessing of encountering the Father’s heart and it is on full display as the love…

Dear LifeSpring Family, This past Sunday as I prepared to MC and lead Holy Communion for our Sunday Celebration, I reviewed our church’s current scripture memory verses from 1 Timothy 4:7-8. Have nothing to do with irreverent, silly myths. Rather train yourself for godliness; for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. As I reviewed our scripture memory…

Have you heard the story behind Matt Redman’s worship song, “Heart of Worship”? The song was released in 1999 and became a regular part of the worship rotation at many churches, including LifeSpring. In the 1990s, Matt Redman’s church had made some huge upgrades to their worship ministry. Things were expanding and growing in this area, and people were excited about Sunday worship. But Matt Redman and others realized that people were getting so caught up in the production, performance,…

When life gets louder, our reflective time gets smaller. We often find ourselves in seasons where we are juggling transitions on a completely different scale—balancing demanding careers, ministry, home moves, and the beautiful but exhausting chaos of raising a young child. When complexity peaks, our time with the Lord is frequently the first thing sacrificed. But when connection with God is diminished, our spirit becomes malnourished. Trying to operate out of your own spirit without the Holy Spirit is like…

Trivia Question: What do the movies K-Pop Demon Hunters and Thunderbolts* have in common? Answer: They’re both centered around the concept of shame. (I was also late to the trend and watched both of those movies for the first time last month.) In the movie Thunderbolts*, two of the characters, Yelena and Bob, end up in another dimension comprised out of “rooms” of their most shameful memories. With the help of their teammates, they were able to face their demons…