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Childlike Faith – Approaching God with empty hands

Posted on June 24, 2013October 28, 2016 by Michael Rose

There is a lovely story in Matthew 19 where Jesus welcomes little children and spends some time with them and encouraging that to such as these belongs the Kingdom of Heaven. 13-15 One day children were brought to Jesus in the hope that he would lay hands on them and pray over them. The disciples shooed…

Love Wins (1 Cor. 13:8)

Posted on May 22, 2013September 13, 2016 by Michael Rose

I am amazed how the perfect love of God works in and through His good creation but have been surprised at the reaction of some folks. These sincere people get concerned that when we talk about love, it must be at the expense of truth. They suspect love is different than truth as if the truth…

Soulful Living

Posted on May 8, 2013June 11, 2020 by Michael Rose

It was a lovely Sunday afternoon. You couldn’t ask for a nicer Spring day in Southern Alberta. On a whim, we decided we would pack a picnic lunch and head to a favourite spot we have. Not frequented by many other, this lovely coulee with wonderful geological formations is a great place to get…

Here Comes the Light

Posted on April 12, 2013June 28, 2017 by Michael Rose

Once upon a time, a Cave lived under the ground, as caves have the habit of doing. It had spent its lifetime in darkness. One day it heard a voice calling to it, “Come up into the light; come and see the sunshine.” But the cave retorted, “I don’t know what you mean. There isn’t…

Transforming Power of Love:: 1 John 4

Posted on April 12, 2013May 9, 2013 by Michael Rose

Ever feel worn out by trying to be a good Christian? Do you find that you spend most of your time hating your sin, trying to manage it and never quite getting free? Bouncing off 1 John 4, Michael explores the implications of living loved and in love by God. How by living love…

The Longing for Deeper Freedom

Posted on March 11, 2013August 1, 2018 by Michael Rose

So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed. – John 8:36 It is a universal cry of the human heart. The cry ‘freedom’ has resonated through the long halls of history and just as in day’s past. This longing resonates just as loudly today. Of course, freedom has many contexts including…

Where’s Waldo?

Posted on January 29, 2013September 7, 2014 by Michael Rose

One of the richest things for me the past while has been learning to see God in all things. I have to admit some days I am blind as a bat and finding God in some things is like a brutal "Where's Waldo" puzzle. If you have ever seen a Where's Waldo you know these…

Love Has Feet

Posted on January 3, 2013October 1, 2015 by Michael Rose

Eugene Peterson writes in the Message translation of the Bible that in so many ways love has been graphitti’d over by a self-absorbed culture. Our modern love stories are more akin to lust stories, and when we look closely at today’s idea of love it is really quite anemic and, for this reason, lacks any…

Underestimating the Love of God

Posted on December 13, 2012December 16, 2014 by Michael Rose

Have you ever become so familiar with something – an idea perhaps – that as good as it may be, it seems to become like the old comfortable bathrobe that you take for granted? A few years ago, I was driving from one community to another listening to one of my all time favorite singer-song…

Reflection at Days End

Posted on September 13, 2012October 28, 2016 by Michael Rose

In this restful audio reflection you prayerfully look back over your day. As you review your day, you ask God to bring those things to mind that He wishes. As you become aware of situations and feeling, you are invited to offer these back to God to perhaps hear what He might be saying and…