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Suffering is a Gift … Huh?
Suffering is a Gift… Huh? One of those strange phrases that we say to maybe sound poetic or wise…right alongside, ‘everything happens for a reason…’ I have some trouble accepting these phrases. Why? Because I think they’re a bit too shallow…and only phrases that people who 1) haven’t gone through…
An Example of Servant Based Leadership
Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant – Matthew 20:26 There is lots of information out there about what it means to be a good leader in the business world. But what does being a leader mean for Christians? This is the upside down Kingdom,…
The Dance
Do you remember your first dance? Looking back on that moment, do you recall how it felt to dance with your partner that first time? For me, that moment overwhelmed me with a sense of vulnerability, intimacy, and loss of control. Being so close to someone, for a three-minute song…
List Makers Gonna List
List Makers Gonna List I like to make lists. I’m talking about paper lists on post-it notes and scraps of paper and calendars and apps. I prefer to make them on paper than digitally. There’s something satisfying about crossing them off, or scrunching up the paper and throwing them out…
The Famine in Africa: Our Responsibility as Canadians, and as Moms
The Famine in Africa: Our Responsibility as Canadians, and as Moms by Lindsay Gladding It was during a trip to Afghanistan where I met Aysha. I had walked past room after room in a maternity hospital filled with 10-20 women each all in various stages of labour and delivery. Aysha,…