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Life is Not a Lottery

Discovering God’s Purpose and Blueprint for Your Life Life isn’t a game of chance like Lotto 649. Many people drift through existence believing that events unfold randomly, without direction or meaning. If that’s how you’ve been thinking, it’s time to reconsider. The truth is far more beautiful and intentional: your life has a specific design. God created you with purpose, complete with blueprints and a divine manual. He formed you, He loves you deeply, and He sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross for your salvation. He also sent the Holy Spirit to guide you and speak truth into your heart. Throughout Scripture, we see the unmistakable hand of God guiding ordinary people into extraordinary assignments. These stories aren’t just ancient history—they reveal how God still calls men and women today. Called to Something Greater Consider Abram (later Abraham).  At 75 years old, God told him, “Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will ...

The Land Of New Beginning

Hello, friend.  Welcome to this corner of the internet.  If you’ve found your way here, I believe it’s no accident.  My name is Lorne, and I’d love to share a little of my story with you—and more importantly, introduce you to the One who changed everything for me. I grew up in the beautiful coastal town of Baie Verte on the northeast coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.  My parents were faithful Christians who brought me to church every Sunday. At sixteen years old, I made a personal decision to follow Jesus and serve Him for the rest of my life. That decision shaped everything that followed. Sharon and I married in our hometown, raised three sons and one daughter together, and I’ve now had the privilege of pastoring churches for more than thirty years.  I'm currently in retirement and I can say with the Apostle Paul, “Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ."  (1 Corinthians 11:1) I’m not perfect, but I am a reliable witness to the tran...