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Parking and the question of motivation in my prayers

Posted on May 26, 2016 by Kyle Norman

Have you ever prayed for a parking space? Have you ever considered the motivations that lie behind your prayers? Why do you pray what you pray? Are your prayers more about the life of Jesus, or the life of the self? Continue reading →

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Editing our children’s reality

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Rachel Kessler

It is inevitable that we as parents will lay the foundation for the world our children are beginning to explore. We teach them what is good or bad, right or wrong, safe or dangerous. We will teach our children their first words—colours, numbers, shapes, and more. Perhaps most importantly of all, though, we as parents have the responsibility for teaching our children about God. Continue reading →

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Stories & The Story

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Leanne Alstad Tiessen

I’m more and more convinced that the deliberate reading and taking in of good stories is an essential tool in shaping our children. Good stories give us glimpses of what it means to be truly human. Continue reading →

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