How Does Your Garden Grow?

Path of steeping stones leading to a house in lush green garden

By Contributing Writer, Yvonne Harink It’s been a long winter for us here in northern Alberta. After more than 6 months of a snow-covered world, we are eagerly watching the soil reappear and thoughts of gardening are sprouting up in our minds. Every year I am a little more excited about getting a chance to turn our little patch [...]

Persevering in Faith, Hope, and Love: 1 Corinthians 13:13

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By Contributing Writer, Yvonne “So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love”. (1 Corinthians 13:13) Paul has reached the climax and conclusion of his wonderful love sermon. Love - the most powerful force that drives the universe, is always accompanied by other graces. Faith, hope and love are bound together as [...]

Health and Salvation

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By Contributing Writer, Yvonne Harink How easy it is to become anxious about our health. We are faced with a host of different views and opinions about what is best for us, what foods we should eat, what kinds of water to drink, the best exercise program we need, how many hours of sleep we should have, what [...]

Labor Pain

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By Contributing Writer, Yvonne Harink If you google the word “labor pain” your screen will likely fill up with posts all related to the pain of child-bearing. Images of contractions and the anguish of a woman in travail will likely fill your mind. Yet, as women, we do well to remember the Bible’s teaching that [...]

Joy in the King!

Portrait of cute little girl in winter

By Contributing Writer, Yvonne Harink One of the most profound of all the Christmas Songs is Issac Watts triumphant carol: Joy to the World, the LORD has come, Let earth receive her KING! At Christmas we not only celebrate the little babe in the manger; we also celebrate the mighty warrior who conquered evil and [...]

Blessing our Husbands by Cultivating Contentment

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By Contributing Writer, Yvonne Harink Discontent is a sin that is its own punishment and makes men torment themselves; it makes the spirit sad, the body sick, and all the enjoyments sour; it is the heaviness of the heart and the rottenness of the bones. It is a sin that is its own parent. It [...]

Walking the Balance Beam With God’s Safety Net Around Me

Girl doing gymnastic element of the balance on a log

By Contributing Writer, Yvonne Harink My daughters love to walk the fence lines around our sheep corals, using them as balance beams. While they think this is quite a feat, their older brother tells them that  it’s nothing like walking up on the rafters of the new house he’s building. This led us to a discussion: What [...]