Posts by Andrew Pubalasingam

One of my heroes of faith has always been my grandmother. Every time we talk she shares with me stories of how God has moved in her life and how she has seen God do countless miracles time and time again. When I think about our season of increasing our faith, I think about what it took for my grandmother to increase her faith in God. I remember my grandmother telling me a story of when she was invited to…

On Sunday, we got to hear from our very own Pastor Emeritus Alvin Koh. With Alvin’s heart for the City of Toronto, it was fitting that he shared about why we should be voting in this year’s municipal elections. He reminded us that God cares about our communities and how they are governed which is why we as Christians need to be engaged in the elections by voting and praying for the election, candidates, and the city. The scripture tells…

Watching my daughter, Maya, learn how to walk has taught me a lot about walking by faith. For Maya, it began with crawling, pulling up on couches, and cruising along furniture. In the early stages, if I tried to initiate walking with my hand she would squat down and simply not be interested. But over time, a shift occurred and Maya began to initiate the walk, holding my hand, letting go for a few steps, and reaching back out to…

As I read through Job 28, I began to have a better understanding of the scripture in Proverbs 9:10 NIV: The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the holy one is understanding. In Job 28, Job talks about how wisdom cannot be found by humanity. No one knows where to find it, for it is not found among the living. Job‬ ‭28‬:‭13‬ ‭NLT‬‬. It is hidden from the eyes of all humanity. Even the…

Have you ever wondered how great songs are made? One of the things I’ve noticed with music is that great music seems to capture the raw emotions of the writer and stimulate them in others. In a book I’ve been reading, the author shared a conversation he had with a worship song writer Cody Carnes. You might know him as the guy on “The Blessings Song” from 2020, or perhaps you may know his song, “Nothing Else”, one of my…

One of the fundamental beliefs I have is that we are all created in the image of God (Gen. 1:27). Not only are we created in His image and likeness but I also believe that we have everything we need in us to live. This requires an ongoing journey of self-discovery in order to unpack the unique human qualities God has bestowed in us. Christians have been freely given a gift that is not innate or inherited upon birth but…

Youth ministry comes with many challenges. Whether it’s planning, preparing or rolling with the punches, I find that one of the things that anchors me is W.W.J.D.  W.W.J.D stood for What Would Jesus Do. Growing up W.W.J.D was a cliché used by Christians to course correct on the journey of becoming more and more like Jesus. If you remember getting wrist bands with W.W.J.D on them, you may know what I am talking about. The W.W.J.D that I sometimes use…

Dear LifeSpring Family, I am writing this letter to you from our Wildfire Retreat. If you are reading this we have either arrived safely from our Wildfire retreat or something has gone terribly wrong and these are my last words. Tell Jen and Maya I love them!  Just kidding, we arrived safely and things went as God had intended. We had a great time! We learned together, played together and cooked/cleaned together. It was a family affair! Our theme for…

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…

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…

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…

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…