Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. – Ephesians 4:32 It’s that time of year again. Christmas bells are ringing. Plans are being made. Presents are being purchased and wrapped. Trees are being trimmed and lights are going up inside and outside our homes. Parties […]
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I’ve become a bit of a fan of reading famous rock star biographies/autobiographies and watching documentaries that outline their stories and use their music. Perhaps it’s a form of living my rock star dream vicariously through them. But another big part of my fascination with them is to get a closer glimpse at what made
“Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification.” – Romans 14:19 In November we commemorate Remembrance Day. On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of each year we stop everything we are doing and we remember. We wear a poppy, which is meant
Today is the big day for lots of kids. Many will go to school this morning wearing their costumes. Many more will wear costumes tonight as they go trick-or-treating from door-to-door in our neighbourhoods. Maybe even some of us adults are wearing our costumes today at work. It’s a time of community building, connecting with neighbours, having
I absolutely love a good turkey dinner. And I appreciate the enormous amount of skill and work that goes into that meal. So when I’m in the midst of eating it, there’s no guesswork required as to how much I’m truly enjoying it. The smile on my face, my ongoing comments as to how awesome
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Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations. – Psalm 100:4-5 We’ve entered the autumn season, and a month where we celebrate Thanksgiving. A week from today we’ll be taking time
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As we come to the end of September with our missional focus this month on prayer, I have a confession to make – I still don’t really know exactly what prayer is. Is it a time to ask God for stuff? Is it something to help connect me with the Creator? Is it something I’m supposed
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“If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough”. Meister Eckhart Sometimes I feel sorry for myself. I wonder why things aren’t going perfectly for me. I wonder why I’m sick. I wonder why there’s so much pain in the world. I wonder why, why, why…
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“Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” Jesus (Mark 11:24) To me, prayer can be confusing and fraught with questions. Is God listening? Why is there so much pain and suffering when I repeatedly ask Him to bring healing to the
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“The art of gentleness toward ourselves leads to being gentle with others” (Brennan Manning) When writing this last ‘Mission Matters’ of the summer, I looked up the definition of ‘gentleness’. According to one dictionary, to be gentle means to be “considerate, kindly, and tender”. I love that. ‘Gentleness’ is also one of the 9 fruits
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