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Music is my passion. I enjoy worshiping God with it, but I can’t deny its ubiquitous nature in the world around us. It is everywhere, and it moves people emotionally (both in the positive and negative). I think this is why I tend to gravitate toward music that speaks to

One of the things that I love to do in my spare time is Cross Stitch. I don’t do it too often, so when I get the opportunity, I really enjoy it. I brought my project that I recently started to a Pastor and Wives Retreat because I knew I

They acknowledge God — but they will probably never come to church Sunday morning. They appreciate Christian fellowship — but they may never join other worshippers in the sanctuary. They have real needs and find sympathy and compassion from believers in Moose Jaw’s First Church — but most of them

I needed a renovation. And God’s my contractor. He’s cleaning up the mess I’ve made and rebuilding me—one area at a time. It began with the foundation.When you’re always sinking, eventually you reach out to find out why. Aha, no solid ground! A foundation built on truth was the start

Understanding the Spiritual Business of Forviness and Reconciliation “I am so hurt and angry I don’t know what to do?” said a young Christian wife and mother of two. After 10 years of marriage her husband had been unfaithful to her. In her pain and confusion she had come seeking

The violent sound of Hurricane Katrina, ripping, flooding and wrenching its way inland from the US Gulf Coast last August was irrepressible. Then it passed, leaving a tranquil but ugly wasteland of destruction and death. The “invisible” Gulf coast of Mississippi, little reported by the media, suffered over 300 deaths,

In 2004 the Barrie FMC began exploring their involvement in global ministries. After leadership team personnel participated in a Global Awareness workshop with Dan Sheffield, a congregational audit indicated a strong desire to be involved in ministry in West Africa. In the summer of 2005 an Exploratory Team of six

The Cross of Christ by John R.W. StottI have found myself coming back to this book many times since I first read it in university. I can think of no better introduction to the centre of our faith. Stott, both in his writing and his remarkable ministry, personifies to me