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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 topic and focus of conversations…

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 be patient with me. I…

When you hear the word courage, what comes to mind? Maybe it’s the recent Marvel movie of a superhero showing courage in the face of adversity? Maybe it’s the young girl who stood up for her right to an education in a misogynistic culture. What I’ve come to realize is that more often than not…

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – September 30th, 2021 The big question I ask myself today is, how do we imagine a reconciled Canada? I first came to Canada in January of 2017, at the start of Canada 150. As an American, I didn’t know anything about Canadian history, except that Hockey started…

It has been a marathon 15 months since March 2020. We’ve adapted, overcome, pivoted, found a new normal, found a next normal, and done whatever we could to find new healthy rhythms of life. For those of you who don’t know, I am the person behind most of the clips you see on our Facebook…

“Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you have received.  Whoever speaks must do so as one speaking the very words of God; whoever serves must do so with the strength that God supplies, so that God may be glorified in all things, through Jesus…

What would you say to your sixteen-year-old self? This is a question I get asked all the time, but it’s a question I love to ask others who have experienced life more than I have. My answer is always centred on reminding sixteen-year-old Aisha that it’s okay not to have all the answers, to enjoy…

When I was asked to be a guest on See Hear Love, I knew preparation would be part of the process, but I didn’t expect the extent and depth God would continue healing my heart through that preparation. I am a person who likes to be prepared. I like knowing that in each situation, I…

There’s a reason ‘Mean Girls’ was such a successful film. We can all relate in some way to the cringe-worthy moments from Caddy Heron’s high school experience. I can recall my pre-teen and teen years when I was on the receiving end of cruel phone calls, harsh MSN messages, etc. Once, in grade 9, another…