Posts from 2026 (Page 4)

When my family and I were travelling in Asia last month, one of the places we stayed at smelled faintly of cigarette smoke. The smell was stronger in some places than others and seemed to come out of the vents, but we ignored it as we started to organize our things and settle into the room. The longer we stayed in the room the less noticeable the smell was, but in one spot it was so strong that we ended…

As you may know, our church theme for 2026 is “Increase Our Faith.” As I’ve been thinking about this theme, something that came to mind is that a part of increasing our faith is also about increasing our vision. So what does it mean to increase our vision? One of the verses that stands out to me about this is from Romans 12:2. Along with being one of the most quoted verses in the Bible, it is also one of…

As a new father I get to see life through a different set of eyes. One of the things that has caught my attention is when my daughter Maya enters a new room or meets a new person, she looks at Jen and myself. When she turns around to us it’s as if she is looking for our approval or more importantly looking to see whether she is safe or not. As soon as we give her a smile, she…

Dear LifeSpring Family, This past Sunday, Dorothy and I joined our MLCF family for the Sunday celebration. Pastor Aoum from Chiang Mai, Thailand, shared a powerful message about the ministry of House of Blessing. During the service, the Lord brought Ephesians 2:8-9 (ESV) to my attention: For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. I…

Another Sunday with the privilege to hear from Dr. Siang Yang. The more time I spend with Siang Yang the more I recognize that he truly loves God and relies on Him and he deeply cares and loves the Lifespring family. He shared with me that his assignment at this point in his life is to help young pastors (Gabe), counsellors (Andrew), and academics (Ryan) in their journey with the Lord. He is doing so for the Lifespring family. Siang…

One of the gems I received from Siang Yang in his training on Saturday was the importance of growing in our vision of God. He shared that when we grow our vision of God, we will grow our faith. Increasing our faith is not about increasing ourselves or what we can do but rather, it is about increasing our vision of God and trusting in what He can do, so that He can move in us and through us. When…

Dear LifeSpring Family This past weekend, Dr. Siang Yang Tan reminded me that everything is about Him, our Lord Jesus Christ.  My focus should not be on how I can increase my faith but on whom I am putting my faith in. Siang Yang gave an acronym for the word Faith: Forsaking All I Trust Him.  As a Christian for many years, I can sometimes put my faith in the law. This is because of the Holy Spirit’s good work…

What a packed, yet amazing, weekend for the Lifespring family. Friday evening was our very first 415 Food Hub of the year, Saturday we had Dr. Siang Yang do a training sessions, and Sunday we had Siang Yang as our speaker. My body is tired, but my spirit is filled to the brim. There was so much to unpack the last couple of days, but something the Lord has been highlighting to me is the same question that has come…

Last Sunday, we had an opportunity to hear from Pastor Aoum who came to us from Chiang Mai, Thailand. On Monday, some of the leaders had a chance to spend more time with Pastor Aoum and his wife Katty as they shared more about their story and ministry. As they shared, the impression that I was left with was of “faithfulness.” I thought to share about them as I think it’s such a good example of what it means to…

Once I heard a pastor mention that “Jesus never met urgency with urgency.” He referred to the scripture in Mark 5:21-43 where Jesus was met by a synagogue teacher named Jairus whose daughter was dying. He pleaded for Jesus to come and heal him. So Jesus went with him.  The scriptures say that a large crowd followed him and people were crowding around him. This might suggest that Jesus wasn’t running or sprinting to go see Jairus’ daughter which you…

Dear LifeSpring Family, Wow, I am an Ambassador, you are an Ambassador, Life-Spring is made up of many many many Ambassadors. This is the truth from God’s word in 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 for those who have accepted our Lord Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord of their life.  [16] From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer. [17] Therefore, if…

As you may know, Theresa and I were recently approved to be foster parents. Part of the process of becoming foster parents was to complete training about common issues that children in the foster system face. One of the training sessions I was working through this week was on trauma informed care. Some of the material was similar to the topics we covered at our last Family Weekend in 2025, so if you attended the sessions or heard the recordings you…