God Establishes His Kingdom

Judges sets the stage for the beginning of Samuel, Judges 21:25 ” In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in their own eyes.” Samuel is the last judge [...]

This past week I had the privilege of giving a lecture on the book of Judges.  As I lectured I urged the students to really dig into the themes in this book as it will make the book come alive [...]

In the winter blockbuster “The Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies” we find ourselves in the midst of a war between men, elves, dwarves, orcs and more orcs. It is a mash-up of battle scenes [...]

How do you respond to failure? Are you the type that chooses to ignore mistakes that you have made or do you go the opposite direction and focus so much on them that you become too fearful to [...]

I am often amazed at how things can come together. One of my favourite authors is Malcolm Gladwell. I first discovered Gladwell by watching some of his contributions to TED Talks. Since then, I [...]

I have often been encouraged by the first chapter of Joshua. Recently I’ve been meditating on the command that God gives Joshua in this opening call. He commands Joshua to “be strong”. I’ve been [...]

I just taught Deuteronomy in the SBS here in Turner Valley. The thing that struck me about the book was God’s character. That He is a jealous God. You see this stated in the first commandment, [...]

“I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet” (1 Timothy 2:12). The above verse is the source of much debate in the church. Some believe [...]

On July 14th,2014 we will be running YWAM Turner Valley’s first ever Mountain Venture DTS. Although DTS’s have been running here for more than 25 years, never has our DTS had this [...]

So what is so special about grace? Grace is a word that is used often in Christian circles; it is a part of our Christian vocabulary.  But when was the last time you sat back and really meditated [...]