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From our Co-Host Brooke Nicholls I remember it like it was yesterday. I woke up with a heaviness in my spirit and what felt like a dark cloud covering my whole body. I couldn’t pull myself together, let alone get out of bed. There was no joy to be found and I wasn’t able to…

From our Men’s Panel Co-Host Matt Vincent “Be joyful though you have considered all the facts.” Wendell Berry – American Poet & Cultural Critic I’ve been trying to incorporate silence & solitude into my daily spiritual practice. To be completely honest, I find it really difficult to sit alone in the stillness of the morning,…

From our Women’s Panel Co-Host Cheryl Nembhard “Peace isn’t the absence of the Storm, it’s knowing who’s in the boat with You through it.” When we look back on 2021 and it’s ugly stepsister 2020, one thing is certain, these past two years have been some of the most difficult, most emotional, most divisive and most…

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 seen nations, and even families,…

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 so strongly. They had hoped…

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 would be short lived because…

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, encountered the risen Christ… but Thomas…

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 the same way when I…