(the) Mission Matters

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Peace vs. Power

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 […]

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Peace

“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

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Happy Halloween!

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

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Showing Appreciation

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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September-Prayer (pt.3)

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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September – Prayer

 “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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August – Patience/Gentleness/Grace

Therefore as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.  (Colossians 3:12) When developing the ‘Mission Focus-THHS Year at a Glance’ calendar, it was a no-brainer that August needed to be about patience, gentleness and grace.  Even though we are still in holiday mode, we start realizing

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