FAY ROWE

Apparently, actors are told not to "act to the end of the scene". This means they are to stay in the moment of the action, even though they know the outcome.

That reminds me of Jesus' direction to us in Matthew 6:30-34: "Don't take thought of tomorrow, for tomorrow will take thought for the things of itself."

Obviously he doesn't mean don't plan for the future because one component of Godly wisdom is prudence. Prudence sees head and plans....

Have you ever been told you should thank God for everything that comes into your life, no matter what?

Have you ever found it almost impossible to do so? With conviction, at any rate?

Was it almost as if you were lying to God?

There's a good reason for that: God never said we should thank him for everything because he is not the giver of all things that happen. Some of that is in our hands or the ...

Those who regularly follow my blog probably sense that I prefer to write about God's character than I do about my, or our, lack. But sometimes my own glaring lack of godliness becomes too much to overlook, and this week I've noticed a "showering with my socks on" kind of discomfort that eventually made me examine my own heart, when I'd really prefer to be judging someone else's.

This morning I was thinking, as I have for a couple of days, about...

I just came from Write! Canada, the annual conference put on by The Word Guild, an association of Canadian writers and editors who are Christian. It has become a highlight of my year for many reasons, one of which is the morning worship time. My favorite song this year--the one that wouldn't leave my head--goes like this: "Turn my heart, oh God. Make it ever true; Turn my heart, oh God. May I be like you."

I thought about that song again this...

A pagan society is one "which does not acknowledge the God of the Bible" according to Webster's New Edition Dictionary. If by "not acknowledging" we mean paying no attention to his expressed will and ways, his wisdom or even his warnings of what will harm us, then to a great degree we are already living in that world. Even if our own sphere is one in which the fear of God is present, at least to the point that we search out his wisdom and acknowledge him in almost all ou...

I read a blog post the other day written by CNN contributor LZ Granderson. It was very touching, and even though I felt his belief system disregarded basic salvation truths it made me think about why I believe.

It's true that I grew up in a family that went to church three times on Sunday and I went to church camp every summer. My young mind was no doubt imprinted with the reality of an all-knowing, all-powerful creator. Some might say that I ...

I love to hear about God's mercy, never tire of it, in fact, because God's mercy and grace is my hope of everything good. How we love to hear about how mercy triumphs over judgement, and how grace is undeserved favour!

Recently, however, I've been thinking that if I am to really and truly let Jesus live through me then, somehow, I have to give mercy and grace to people who sin against me, and do it freely and on purpose, just like he does!...

With all the "Winning!'" hoopla started by Charlie Sheen's shenanigans, one can't help but ruminate on what it really means to win in this life.

To my way of thinking, winning in life is important, and I can't wholeheartedly subscribe to the "it's how you play the game" theory touted when one loses some sporting event or competition. Don't get me wrong here. How you play is important, for sure. Winning by cheating isn't the kind of winning...

Mozart wrote his first symphony before he was twelve.

Frederick Law Olmstead, landscaper, didn't know what he wanted to do with his life until he was thirty, when he visited England and fell in love with its gardens. New York's Central Park was his first commission.

Grandma Moses began to paint when she was 78.

When he was eight years old, Josiah, the son of the assassinated King Amon, became king ...

I've been enjoying a book of readings based on quotes from some of C.S. Lewis' best loved writings.

While the book has provided many "aha!" moments, I have also had times of something like despair wash over me. Until now that confused me since there didn't seem to be anything wrong with what I was reading.

Now I think it wasn't what they wrote that was disturbing, but rather the point of reference...