Tag Archives: feature

A loving heart

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Laura Marie Piotrowicz

Lessons from a child: the world needs more compassion: more people caring about the feelings of loved ones and strangers; more people to ignore whatever the crowd suggests is appropriate, and instead focus on the opportunity to demonstrate love. Continue reading →

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Pair of kings and Holy Innocents

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Gregor Sneddon

That is why the stakes are so high for this Christian business of ours. It’s up to us to choose our king—the consequences for us all, and especially the innocent, could not be greater. Continue reading →

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Clearing spiritual clutter

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Kyle Norman

Spiritual clutter is anything that drains the vibrancy of our faith or restricts us from living fully in God’s love and grace. Continue reading →

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Random gifts

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Laura Marie Piotrowicz

My prayer this week is that we will find a way to bring a gift to someone who needs it; and that we will receive a gift of God when one is offered. Continue reading →

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Accounting for hope: an update from the Water Project in Pikangikum

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Martha Tatarnic

The work before us remains daunting. And Pikangikum is just one of around 80 communities in this country that face similar water challenges. Continue reading →

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A New Year With God

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Kyle Norman

Making life-decisions about our diets and exercise is a good thing. But let us not forget that our relationship with God is to be the most important part of who we are; Continue reading →

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New Year’s Resolution

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Laura Marie Piotrowicz

May our resolution be that 2017 be for us all a year of prayer, a year of engagement with our creator, a year of blessing. Continue reading →

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Unexpected Gifts

Posted on December 25, 2016 by Laura Marie Piotrowicz

This Christmas, I pray that we all delight in some unexpected gift that comes from our own relationships: with God, with our families, with our communities. May we be inspired by these gifts to be an unexpected gift to someone else. Continue reading →

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The divine lover comes

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Kyle Norman

What would it look if we approach Christmas like a beloved longing for his or her lover? Love, after all, is implicit in our understanding of Christmas; yet what if this love is not one of mere sentiment or nostalgia but one of passion and intense desire? Continue reading →

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Prayer: fun and fruitful

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Laura Marie Piotrowicz

While stress and tension seem to be prevailing emotions at this time of year, it’s good to be reminded that prayer can be fun and fruitful. Continue reading →

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