We are bombarded with messages to improve ourselves. “The new you!” “Self-care and self-love!” These and similar pitches push us to the centre of our own attention and at times, the centre of our adoration. This type of thinking and living doesn’t last.
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3 Questions To Ask Ourselves. There was a time when businesses were closed on Sundays, clubs and sports were sensitive when scheduling Sunday activities and
Read MoreThe Millennium’s Turning Sweet 16 Do you remember being 16? Age 16 is such a great time of life. The hormonal puberty rush of junior
Read MoreCommunicating With Our World: Part 4 Our next consideration when Communicating With Our World is to Consider Culture. Getting back to John 3:16, we read “…God
Read MoreAn Unusual Sunday Morning Imagine it’s Sunday morning. You’re in your car, on your way to church. It’s a beautiful fall morning. It’s cool and
Read MoreWhat I’ve learned in my first year. On September 3rd, 2014, My family and I packed up and headed North. A year ago today, I
Read MoreTim Horton’s Recently Renovated. When culture changes, organizations have to adapt. If an organization wants to continue to fulfil its mandate year after year, change
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In today’s world of abundant communication, the timeless tradition of meeting up for coffee remains an important aspect of everyday life.
While I’m a big fan of technology, admitting that most information is exchanged via text, email, and social media, there’s an undeniable difference when communicating over a good old cup of joe.
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Our culture is becoming increasingly sexualized. There are few who would deny that statement. As a pastor, I feel like I get a front-row seat to the results of this culture at least weekly, as I interact with people on a personal level, from all walks of life.
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When I was a youth pastor, I led a group of students from conservative, semi-rural Alaska on a missions trip to Seattle, WA and Vancouver, BC. The first part in Seatlle was fairly familiar for them, but Vancouver was a different story. Considering their home environment, our students received the full brunt of religious, ethnic, and socioeconomic culture shock!
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