Beautiful Acts of Kindness

I love to wake up early with a cup of coffee and spend time dwelling in God’s Word. On this particular morning I was reading Mark 14, the story of the woman who lavishly anointed Jesus feet with expensive perfume just a few days before His death. One translation described the scene as Jesus describing […]

Kingdom Hearts: Rebound and Rebuild

Written by Mike Verkaik Jesus answered, “God’s kingdom is coming, but not in a way that you will be able to see with your eyes. People will not say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or, ‘There it is!’ because God’s kingdom is within you.” – Luke 17:20-21 (NCV) On Christmas Day, I received a message from […]

The Power of Love

Written by Mike Verkaik Those who are loved by God, let his love continually pour from you to one another, because God is love. (1 John 4:7- TPT) Remember Huey Lewis? Or how about the movie Back to the Future? The song where the above title comes from has been stuck in my head for […]

Prayer: Dancing with the Invisible God

I was struggling to put a talk together about prayer for students from a tutoring center, this is the organization that Oceans is partner with to start a Christian high school. As nothing was coming I took a brisk walk hoping it would bring some inspiration. Sure enough a phrase popped into my head – […]

The Other-side of the Foot-JOY

Last week I shared about the cut out of a wooden foot I found while climbing to my prayer spot on Elsie’s Peak. I love the words of truth inscribed on the this piece of wood: “Jesus Christ the Son of the Living God.” These words are such an encouragement as the Oceans Board and […]

“Every Square Inch…” Prayers for a Christian High School

This last week I was once again climbing up my “Prayer Mountain” also known as Elsie’s Peak. Just before arriving at my favorite spot I noticed an usual piece of wood, and when I looked closer I realized it was a foot- and these words were inscribed on it “Jesus Christ the Son of the […]