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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 how we got our name.…
Read MoreA Celebration of Mothering
This week marked Mother’s Day, a day that the world will tell you is meant to be a happy occasion. For many, however, the day is not necessarily a happy one. Whether you were not well mothered, have lost your mother, or have been unable to have children of your own, it can be a…
Read MoreMy 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 and under certain lights, my…
Read MoreSelf Image: Taking Inventory
I remember when I was in Grade 7 gym class, another girl said in the change room that I had chicken legs and for then until about 20 years old, I didn’t wear shorts in the summer. Then it began to dawn on me that actually my legs were fine, actually more than fine, and…
Read MoreWorship 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, RIGHT?!) Here’s my response: Worship…
Read MoreWhat 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 ‘but God, holiness is a…
Read MoreFrom Fame to Farm: Embracing the New with Janice Nikkel
Our guest on the show this week was Janice Nikkel, blogger, mom and Associate Director of the Parent Family Network at Trinity Western University. Janice has led an interesting life as former host of Marriage Uncensored and she’s had several brushes with fame (she discusses her brushes with Bono and Oprah on the show.) But…
Read MoreThe 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 blessed in my life to…
Read MoreThe Reality Of Being A Christian
In recent months, there’s this story that Jesus tells that has been challenging me, chewing at me, and changing me. He’s talking about this new Kingdom he’s ushering in; those who will be part of it and those who will not be welcome. The surprise in the story is that it’s not the religious people…
Read MoreNever Too Far from God
This week, we are continuing with the theme of the Easter series, the old is gone, the new is here, based on 2 Corinthians 5:17. We were joined in studio by comedian, playwrite, and actress, Diane Johnstone, who shared with us her life story. Growing up, and struggling with a broken home, partying, and drug…
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