WOW! Today I am very proud to say that a major victory has been declared in our Nation!
Yesterday is a day that won a major victory for Canadian youth!!
Bill C-2 on age of Consent, was passed in the Senate making the age of consent now 16 instead of 14!!
Protection for our young people was raised by 2 yrs!
This is really amazing because for the last year, groups of young people have been visiting with MPs and Senators asking for this to be done!!! And now it is!!
A great victory for the young people who stepped up to be a voice to say - hey we want to be protected by law against predators!!

It's amazing how different people can be when it comes to what's right and wrong. Today eveybody has an opinion on just about everything:)

What I find so amazing is that you see young people stepping up to do great things - like stand for life or take a stand for morality. In today's society it is sooo awesome to see that young people have such courage and boldness to have a voice. I guess what really makes no sense to me is when people get so offended or angry is a better word - when somebody young is trying to do something good!

I saw a clip recently from the States about young people standing up for morality when it came to the media. The kids were saying that they were tired of turning on their tv's only to be blasted with violence, sex (in just about everything except Hannah Montana:) And they were on the steps of the city hall to show their concern for the brainwashing in the media.

Hey! It's been a while since I've entered anything in this blog - I haven't really had the time! As I'm writing this I am working on a big event coming up:)Life can be very busy when you realize there is such a great need out there!

Being in the streets with the homeless really makes you realize that everyday you have is a gift from God. We lost Bill to a heart attack a few months ago. He was a really awesome man with very unfortunate circumstances in his life.
We saw him every month for the last 5yrs this summer. He was homeless and he died in the shelter a homeless man. He spoke of his daughter and her children every conversation we had.

This is often a controversial subject among some denominations. I meet many people through my association with Living Waters Canada who are surprised that a "Spirit Filled" Pentecostal is so involved with Ray Comfort's ministry. I have come to find that many people completely misunderstand what our doctrinal position is on the Holy Spirit and the Baptism of the Holy Spirit.

For starters, we as mainstream Pentecostals do not believe that one must have the baptism of the H.S to be saved. Nor do we believe that speaking in tongues is essential to salvation. Nor do we believe that those who have not received this baptism are not sealed with the Holy Spirit at conversion. We believe the baptism of the Holy Spirit is a SECONDARY baptism and experience. We believe the baptism in the Holy Spirit is biblical and beneficial for all believers, and therefore we teach that it is a good and healthy secondary aspect of the Christian life. It is not my belief that we who have the Holy Spirit baptism are more spiritual than other believers, that many immature Christians have unfortunately misrepresented this aspect of the Pentecostal church. I am posting a link to an audio message by my good friend and mentor, Pastor Richard Crisco (from Assemlies of God) who presents this teaching in a very clear and practical way. Please take the time to listen to this wonderful presentation.

It's amazing how doctrine affects the way we ultimately live out our faith. If our view of God's character is wrong, our understanding of the gospel will be limited and in some cases distorted. On the subject of the Atonement there have been two opposing view points flying around. One is correct while the other is a serious defection from sound doctrine and bblical truth. The Doctrine of Penal Substitution is not a theory, it is a non-negotiable essential of Christian doctrine. This is the biblical view that Christ received our deserved punishment in order to satisfy the justice of God. The contrary position limits the character of God to one dimension (His mercy) while ignoring another dimension (His Wrath).

Hey! It's so hard to get a decent movie to watch these days.
If there isn't a few swear words or something gross - said or seen - then is it even out there??

Every so often a great movie comes along - and then I show some sort of interest in seeing it.
Seriously, I have learned my lesson on this, after many movie rentals being removed from the dvd player before the 3rd line - I decided to beware of anything I haven't looked into first.
There is something about the fact that the ratings are just not good enough.
To whose standards are they rated anyways??

It really gets me when I think of kids watching these movies rated at pg level - that are saying divorce is the norm - adultery is ok - swearing is normal. Like what is that!! When it gets to 14A - Put it this way......WHAT ARE WE THINKING!!!!

Wow!! life has been crazy lately!
So much going on. It seems that there are those crazy times in life where you wondered what just happened.

Kind of like having the privilege to play on the same stage as Delirious? Now that was crazy!

It was the most awesome thing ever to walk out from the very large curtain backstage, and to see the Scotia Bank Place from that angel. I was really stopped in my tracks as I looked out at the place.
I thought this is crazy - how did this happen.

As I was saying this to myself, Martin Smith and the band were headed in our direction. I was like, welcome to Canada guys - as some of the young people that were with me, almost collapsed on the floor. Then they proceeded to do their soundcheck - as we hung out and watched.

The following article was written by Brannon Howse from Christian Worldview Ministries. It is an excellent article for anyone who desires a Christian upbringing for their kids.

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THE PROSPERITY GOSPEL VS CHRISTIANITY

Those who pedal the prosperity gospel are what the Bible refers to as those who use “godliness as a means of gain.” 1 Timothy 6:5 says we should “withdraw ourselves from them.” That is because they are false teachers. Their goal is to get you excited about becoming rich in this present world.

Romans 14:17 “For the kingdom of God is not food and drink but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit… Riches profit not on the day of Judgment, but righteousness delivers from death.”

The word “prosper” can only be found three times in the whole New Testament (KJV). One time it refers to making donations for Paul’s ministry, another in regard to Pauls journey, and the other one is A rebuke issued to To the Church in Laodicea…

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