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A Peculiar Ethic Of Radical Love
The early followers of Jesus were obsessed with one thing: imitating Jesus. They made two simple claims. First, they insisted that “Jesus is alive.” And they didn’t say it in a “scientific-proof-trying-to-make-converts” or a “Jesus-has-a-plan-for-your-life” kind of way. For them, “Jesus is alive” meant that Jesus was resurrected and so…
Love Means Staying Put
When Benedictine monks enter the monastery, they make five vows at the time of their entry. One is the vow of stability. Unless the monk is told to go elsewhere by his superiors or by Rome, he must remain in the same monastery for the rest of his life. According…
Our Story by Nigel Paul
In January 2009, God gave me two words: “move in”. It was a message for my generation to imitate Christ and literally move into the neighbourhood, specifically among the unreached, urban poor. I wasn’t endeavouring to name a movement, but we later became known as the “move in” people. That’s…
My Worth Isn’t In My Looks
The other day I was bending over in my Pilates class when I noticed that I have saggy, wrinkly flesh on my knees. Whoa, that’s a view I’ve never noticed before! That led me to glance quickly in the mirror, where I saw to my chagrin that under certain conditions…
Worship is Everything That We Are …
What does it mean to “Worship in Spirt and Truth?” I get asked this question often and because I only have a few words in which to explain my answer – I’m mostly focusing on corporate or devotional worship. (Cause our entire lives should be one big act of worship,…
What is Worship?
What is worship? I had to answer that question on See Hear Love – at first I got frantic and my mind spiralled into a million directions thinking of a long fancy answer. Then the Lord whispered to me: ‘Brooke, my love – a heart of holiness.’ My instant thought was…
The Power Of People
At World Vision Canada, we recently launched Village2Village. It’s a new way for donors to connect with communities by means of pooled funding, allowing eight communities in six countries to turn their goals into reality. This got me thinking of the idea of community. The power of people. I’ve been…
You Are Valuable by Brenda Drost
This week I had the awesome opportunity to share my story and some encouraging words with the gals over at See Hear Love. It had been a while since someone had asked me about how I came to really surrender my life to Christ. It took me back to the…
Being Brave
Bravery… I read a quote recently that said, “She was powerful not because she wasn’t scared but because she went on so strongly, despite the fear.” – Atticus It hit me in the face. It challenged my concept of a brave woman. It may seem strange that such a simple…
The THREE R’s to Loving Yourself
There’s an old story from the Polynesian Islands called Johnny Lingo and his 10 cow wife. It goes like this: In those days and in that part of the world, if a man wanted to marry a girl, it was necessary for him to pay her father a dowry. Usually…
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