Catherine Toon

We all have had hurts, wounds, failures, destructive patterns - things that we do not want to repeat. The way God has wired you allows for reboots, rewiring, reprogramming and renewal. You simply do not HAVE to go where you don’t want to go. You are intrinsically creative, because you were created in the image and likeness of THE Creator. You are more powerful than you know! This is intrinsic, but...

How we see God impacts everything! If God is seen as small, wimpy, and distant, we have nothing bigger than ourselves upon which we can build our lives. If we see God as huge, masterful, and loving we are seeing Him correctly and can rest in faith. We have hope, peace, and joy. It is not enough to know scriptural truth. Having revelatory intimacy with a huge God of love is crucial to be fully aliv...

How many of us take a break, seek entertainment, or go on a vacation and rest seems to elude us? We can do a lot of resting that actually does not bring rest or refreshment. We can go to great lengths because we crave peace, quiet, restoration and rejuvenation. God never intended rest and peace to be like a mirage that tantalizes but is just out of reach. He Himself has become our rest. But what d...

Paul Gray is a Pastor, teacher, and family man. He has authored multiple books including: "Notes From Papa", "Grace Is", "Convertible Conversations" and "The Fish Net Experience". He is also co-author of "Godly Men Make Godly Fathers". Paul hosts a popular Podcast, Grace to All, and has recently started “Pure Light Walker” an online 8-week course. Paul Gray joins me on this episode to discuss God...

Jesus said that we would have tribulation and perplexity in this world and that no one is immune. Happily, He admonished us to cheer up because He has overcome the world - and we are empowered by Holy Spirit to do the same. You can have peace in perplexity. Join me as I unpack this life-giving message! FREE complete “How to Hear God” book: https://bit.ly/3cTNb49 FREE chapter from “Marked by Love”:...

We live in a time of massive deconstruction - in the Christian world and outside of it. Everything is up for grabs. What is timeless? What is eternal? Once we have deconstructed, what is left? Are we called simply to deconstruct? I believe we actually need construct and will embrace SOMETHING because we die without meaning? Perhaps instead of just deconstructing, we are called to renovation, which...

Life is rugged and was never intended to be walked out alone even for the most seemingly “self-sufficient” of us. Jesus admonishes us to abide and remain in the sweet union with Him. He is our Source. He is our peace. In Him we can rest. He is our strength and life Himself. He is our joy. Leaning into Love, gives us everything we need and our hearts’ desires! Join me as I unpack this life-giving,...

Kelsey Chapman is an author, podcaster and personal cheerleader to women building their dream life and business. She recently published her first book, “What They Taught Me”, which helps the reader to find mentors to facilitate reaching their dreams, and to become a mentor to empower others. Join Kelsey and myself as we discuss times of resting and running and working from rest. “Dream to Done” ca...

One of the most insidious drivers is the idol of performance. Sometimes it is over performance, where enough is never enough and success is as illusive as a tantalizing mirage, ever out of reach. Sometimes it is underperformance, where repeated failure, events or lack of attempts mock and defeat. Exhaustion and burnout is inevitable with the first. Condemnation and an ever shrinking life devastate...

God is a happy God Who wants happy kids. The sons and daughters of God are led by the Spirit of God. He leads through peace and brings freedom and joy. There is simplicity in how God directs us to live our lives - life more abundantly until it overflows! Join me as I share this uplifting message - you might just get happy! FREE complete “How to Hear God” book: https://bit.ly/3cTNb49 FREE chapter f...

Scripture was always intended to be a life-giving gift, to point to God as Love, and to be a healing balm . In Part 3 of this series, I discuss how a flat interpretation of scripture can cause it to be used as a weapon and how this has led to the discrediting of scripture. What do we do with all that? There are times when people need to detox from religion. Where does scripture fit here? Join me a...

Every person was created in relationship with and to their Creator. Every person was created to experience God. Scripture was always intended to point to God as Love and to facilitate that relationship being experienced to the fullness. In Part 2 of this series, I discuss how to keep the joy you do have with the word and how to avoid the stumbling blocks that rob you of that joy. Join me as I unpa...

Every person was created in relationship with and to their Creator. Every person was created to experience God. Scripture was always intended to point to God as Love and to facilitate that relationship being experienced to the fullness. However, scripture can be confusing. Scripture can reflect peoples’ perceptions and not accurately who God is and who we are. Scripture can be mishandled, which ca...

Catherine Toon Interviews Wm. Paul Young, author of “The Shack” about his book, "Lies We Believe about God”. Paul shares profound insight about lies we believe about God, his journey, identity, living in the grace of one day, and wholeness. You won’t want to miss this! FREE complete “How to Hear God” book: https://bit.ly/3cTNb49 FREE chapter from “Marked by Love”: https://markedbylovebook.com/free...

It is your birthright to Hear, see and connect with God - to experience who He is for you and to experience who you are in Him. He wants you to connect with Him on an experiential level because He is Love. Engaging with Love transforms us. And as we are transformed we release the world around us from bondage. This is where we make our greatest impact. But none of it will happen without intimate on...

How many of us are talking about the issues going on “these days”? And truly there ARE issues “these days”. However, if we are honest, when has there not been “these days” with something or other? Often when we look back, we fondly remember the “old days”. What we tend to forget is that, while the “old days” truly had some better things, they also had worse things. Decades ago we may not have had...

Every person has a perspective and there is value in every perspective. However, every perspective is filtered through limited human experience and the meaning we have given that experience - accurate or inaccurate, “right” or “wrong”. Just before going to the cross, Jesus gave His disciples (and us) a new commandment: to love as He loves. This is how His followers should be known. However, we ten...