ONE SUCH AS ME? – In my book ONE SUCH AS ME? I quote Philip Yancey, one of my favorite authors, when he said, “For a writer, nothing really counts in life until you put it on paper.” And that’s so very true for me too. I also wrote, “There are very few things that […]
Read More...BORED? September 2018 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM – I sent this devotional out in 2019. And when I look at it today in 2024, I realize that my passion is still the same. I still believe to the depth of my being in the peer-based approach of Living Room. Still believe in Jesus’ unconditional love that we talked about at […]
Read More...CREATING A MOVEMENT When I was in the process of starting up the Living Room support ministry for people with mental health challenges, my psychiatrist at the time became quite enthused. He often told me how what I was doing was very much like how Alcoholics Anonymous had started. This doctor was so eager to […]
Read More...CHRIST’S MESSAGE And I want you to know, my dear brothers and sisters, that everything that has happened to me here has helped to spread the Good News. For everyone here, including the whole palace guard, knows that I am in chains because of Christ. And because of my imprisonment, most of the believers here have […]
Read More...DON’T SET US APART In February 2018, I had the following article published by Church for Vancouver. I mentioned how Sanctuary Mental Health ministry was helping churches show God’s love to individuals with mental health challenges through Living Room. Unfortunately, later that year, Living Room was removed from its mandate and only two or three […]
Read More...BEYOND PAINFUL MEMORIES I have personally learned how true the lessons I tell below can be. I dwelt for many years on pain I had experienced, unable to put it in the past. But God has gradually helped me create a new reality. Yes, I do believe I’m a transformed person. Through God, I’ve […]
Read More...STIGMA PERPETUATED I published the following not long ago. But it’s an important truth and I must make sure it’s heard: “As long as people with lived experience are being talked about and not heard, stigma will be perpetuated, not reduced. Only by hearing the voices of those who suffer can compassion be aroused.” . […]
Read More...FOLLOWING JESUS So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders began to persecute him. In his defense Jesus said to them, “My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I too am working.” “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can […]
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