Two weeks ago, at the Ministry Centre Christmas lunch, Dustin Schellenberg from Crestview Park Free Methodist Church in Winnipeg, MB spoke to our group via Skype. He shared this image. I found both the image and Dustin’s words unique and powerful. The following is Dustin’s devotional which he agreed to […]
Kimberly Reisman shares one of the secrets of evangelism and a pretty cool IKEA commercial to keep the pre-Christmas theme going. Click here to read IKEA Discovers the Secret to Evangelism.
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So here is a thing I am noticing as I spend time around people – we are story tellers. And when we tell stories, we often make ourselves the hero of the story. We are the put upon hero who has to overcome all kinds of “evil” ranging from diabolical
Just in time for the holidays, Karen Vine writes about the lost art of hospitality. “Hospitality in North America is in its death throes. It’s choking, gasping for air, writhing in pain and begging for release. Perhaps one of the reasons we’re so anxious about showing hospitality is because we
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So I’m going to give you a hand with your Christmas shopping. Yup, that’s just the kind of person I am. And you don’t even need to leave your home to purchase it. You’re welcome. Merry Christmas from me! How am I doing with the build up? So what is
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“Many of the Christmas cards and holiday update letters are collages of the year’s accolades and accomplishments, extravagant purchases, as well as promotions and photos from one-in-a-lifetime trips. But what do you say when your year has been marked by pain or loss, foreclosure or funerals, divorce papers or a
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Christmas is right around the corner, and that can mean lots of talk about “the reason for the season” and “keeping the focus on Jesus”. But which Jesus are we focused on? As Daniel Darling reminds us, let’s make sure it is the real Jesus and not some partial Jesus
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My first summer job was at a beautiful little tea room in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. I wasn’t exactly sure what I had been hired to do, but I was fairly confident it would involve pouring tea and serving dainty sandwiches and pastries to tourists, all the while telling them
Conflict happens. How we handle it matters. In her blog, 3 Steps for Resolving Conflict in the Church, Patricia Taylor provides some very important steps to keep in mind as we work towards resolving conflict. “There are biblical steps that need to be taken in order to restore fellowship with another Christian
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In his blog, Serious About Discipleship? Mentoring Is Better Than Curriculum, Karl Vaters reminds us of the one aspect of disciple making that is more important than choosing which curriculum to use.
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