Catherine Toon

In part 1 of this series, we focused on the Gospel as it relates to being foreknown, predestined, called, justified, then finally glorified by God. Wow, wow, wow! You need […]

  Christianity has struggled for far too long with the goodness of God and what He accomplished and is working out for all the created realm—including humanity in general and

As I sit with Holy Spirit, I see a huge golden gear turning clockwise. I am drawn to the teeth on it, time forward. I hear the words from Holy

  As I am writing this, we are in holiday mode. The days are getting shorter, and the nights are longer. It’s dark a lot of the time. And as

In our humanity, we all face pain, fear, loss, and challenges. Jesus was unflinchingly clear on this. He said in John 16:33a: In the world you have tribulation and distress

It is a lovely late summer/early fall day as I write this. The leaves are just starting to turn. I look out at my daughter Veronica’s little garden in the

    One of my least favorite sayings is, “It’s all good!” I am tempted to respond, “Hell no, it’s NOT all good—there is way too much hell! BUT there

  Recently, one morning, as we were hiking in a lovely forest nearby, my husband (Brian), son (Robert), and I came upon the unusual tree in the photograph. I wondered

In the first part of this series, I discussed God’s flabbergasting response to the problem of sin as a false identity and fallen way of being and doing. Let’s continue

  As human beings we struggle. We have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (Rom. 3:23). Some of us slough this off or deny it. But