In Pursuit of Peace
From our Women’s Panel Contributor Esther Lysakovsky For many of us right now, peace seems elusive. The foundations we thought were firm and unbending have shifted. We’ve all had to reimagine the everyday parts of life, like work, school, and social life. Many have also experienced loss, sickness and grief. We’ve…
Hope Walks Alongside
From our Ask The Experts Contributor Debra Fileta With heads hanging low, tearful eyes looking towards the ground, they walked the dark road of despair. Quietly discussing the events of the past few days, the deep feelings of confusion and disappointment combined in the depths of their souls. They had believed…
Practicing Hope
From our Ask The Experts Contributor Dr. Merry Lin We often talk about hope as an aspect of our faith journey, as an important part of our belief in God. Not only is it a fruit of the Holy Spirit – which means it’s a gift to us as we…
The Future of Work
By Joanna La Fleur After Hours Millennial Host What can we say to young people coming into the current workforce? Inflation is on the rise, making entry salaries not go as far. Many are staying home longer with parents because of the inaccessible cost of home ownership. What we thought…
Doubt is not a Disqualifier
By Chris Orme Good Word Contributor Many of us have heard the phrase “doubting Thomas”. It refers to that time in the Gospel of John, when one of Jesus disciples, a guy named Thomas, was listening to his friends talking about seeing Jesus after the resurrection. They had seen Jesus,…
Extending Grace to the Grown-Up Mean Girls
By Tryphena Perumalla-Gagnon Women’s Panel Contributor The longer I live the more grateful I am for the trauma-informed individuals in my life. Simply put, individuals, who are aware that many symptoms and behaviours are often a result of traumatic experiences. Thereby they continuously extend grace to those around them. In…
When High Functioning Becomes Over-Functioning
From our Ask The Experts Contributor Dr. Merry Lin I’ve recently been going through some major decisions in my life, and as part of that processing, God led me to an article I read about “over-responsibility” and boy, did it hit me between the eyeballs. In fact, I cried during…
The best part of talking… is listening
The Beginning of The After Hours Conversations By Joanna la Fleur I was sitting in a talk at the Global Leadership Network in Chicago just before the Covid lockdowns listening to an expert on “generations” and I was feeling… OLD! As a Millennial, I had grown accustomed to being the…
Beyond the Right Answers & Into the Right Actions
By Chris Orme Good Word Contributor I’m a dad to two great kids, and it is the best! But, it’s not always easy, and at every stage I realize that this is the first time I’m doing this. My son turned 17 over the summer and I asked him to…