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Father's Day
Our training didn't start in this clean, neat and tidy way. It started in a whirlwind of emotions and trials. It started with a year of God healing our hearts.
HOP June 17 - Amos
Recently, as I was reflecting on the Canon conference we had a short time ago, I found that my heart is being drawn to continue to pray for the state of our nation as a whole.
I Am Saved
This August is my four-year anniversary of working at ROL, and I cannot help but look back with a deep sense of thankfulness and wonder. So much has happened. This past week I had a reminder of what my life looked like before coming here. I cannot help but tear up thinking of the brokenness of my heart, family, and calling. Where would I be now if it were not for a travel weary family, coming home from Scotland?
HOP June 10 - Bruce
I was spending time in the first chapter of Deuteronomy this week, and read how Moses, at the people's request, sent spies to scout out the Promised Land...
HOP June 3 - Melinda
I was reading in Luke's gospel this week, and a number of themes stood out to me in a way that I hadn't noticed before.
Pastor Bill - Response to 'Prophetic' Conference in Lethbridge
There is an unorthodox church in Lethbridge that seems to hold what is advertised as a "prophetic" gathering or conference every year. It is advertized under the name "Revelation of Hope" with a large glossy mail-out poster.
HOP May 27 - Debbie
Life (and even our prayer life) can get to seem like a constant "doing" FOR Christ rather than a "being" IN Christ. Both are needed in our Christian walk, because it is in both "doing" and "being" that we get to know Jesus.
Is there revival in our home?
Some time ago, as I was asking God to pour out His Spirit on our church, I found myself with the question: I'm asking for revival in our church, or our city and even our nation, but is there revival in my own home?! - When people walk in the door, do they encounter a real sense of God's Presence in the place? Is there righteousness, peace and joy throughout the house? Is the Kingdom of God a reality in my home? (Romans 14:17)...
Hop May 20 - Janet
"To touch Christ is to touch compassion. It compels prayers that will move heaven, intercessions that cry out for workers to be thrust into this weighted-down harvest. It motivates one to move - to go and set it right - to administer justice through the power of the kingdom." – David Ruis

This quote touched my heart as I knew the Lord was walking me into the journey of understanding compassion...
HOP May 13 - Markus
Today is a great day to be alive! What a marvelous time that He has chosen for us to walk this earth. Look all around you; the fields are ripe for the harvest. The hurting, broken, and lost are all around us, like sheep without a shepherd. And we, the church, must be ready and willing to lead them to the feet of Christ. But to do that, we need Holy Spirit Power, and we need it today!