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Low Soul Battery Alert: Self Care for Leaders
Why is self-care a vital practice for leaders in our day? You wouldn’t let your phone battery run low why would you do it to yourself? Like batteries, your body, mind and emot...
The Joy of Transitions
God calls us to follow Him in obedience. Almost always it means change. Leaving our comfort zone, we move into unknown territory, feeling anxious, fearful, and sometimes terrified. Yet we can journ...
8 Qualities of Shepherd-Leaders
Here are eight qualities of a shepherd-leader we can learn from the good shepherd in John 10.
Is there Rational Evidence for the Resurrection?
Some allege that the resurrection of Jesus was a hoax. We must decide whether there is a more plausible alternative than an actual physical, bodily resurrection. Much hangs on the answer.
...Unexpected Hospitality
A story of unexpected hospitality! A broken fence that led to neighbours showing mutual hospitality to one another...
A Lenten Invitation: Into the Wilderness
I grew up in a Christian home, but as a child Lent was not part of my family’s spiritual rhythms. I have no history to fall back on in knowing how to observe Lent. It has been a process of discover...
4 Opportunities for Hospitality: Welcoming Immigrants
Did you know that in 2022, Canada aims to welcome 431,645 new permanent residents? And over the next 3 years, Canada aims to welcome 1.3 million new permanent residents?
Welcoming strange...
Conversations as Hospitality
Conversations. We have them all the time! After all, how could we offer hospitality without one? But, have you ever thought of conversation itself as an act of hospitality?
Loving Strangers: Why the Canadian Church Needs Biblical Hospitality
Canadian Christians should be known by their love and acts of hospitality. Followers of Jesus should reflect the qualities of the One they are following.
The Joy of Evangelism
If you’re like me, when someone starts talking about the need to get more involved in evangelism, the first thought to come to mind isn’t ‘JOY’. Maybe its stress. Or guilt. Or shame. Or fear. Why d...
At Our Doorstep
We often think of missions as being to the "ends of the earth," but Jesus commissioned his followers to be his witnesses, starting in Jerusalem, right where they were. As followers of Jesus, we are...
Breathe! It's Thanksgiving
Breathing connects us and reminds us to be forever grateful for the gift of life in relationship with the Creator and with each other.