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    Still Practicing Resurrection For My Lord

    I am on the battlefield for my Lord, I'm on the battlefield for my Lord; And I promised Him that I would serve Him till I die. I am on the battlefield for my Lord (One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism –...
    December 15, 2025
  • A woman is looking down with a crown of greenery on her head

    Garlands of Wisdom

    December is the time for joyful festivities and the celebration of Jesus’ birth, where we remember, honour, and celebrate in awe that God sent his only Son to earth to save the world. Many...
    December 8, 2025
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    Do Justice Book Recommendations: Christmas Guide

    Looking for some justice-themed books that would make great Christmas gifts for the bibliophiles in your life? Here are some recommendations from our CRC and World Renew staff. Have A Beautiful...
    December 5, 2025
  • No Hoops to Jump Through

    It was a quiet Sunday morning service last spring when, during church announcements, my ears suddenly pricked up. Tickets had been donated for the church youth group—of which my two teenage sons are a...
    October 17, 2025
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    The River of God for the Nations

    "He measured off another thousand, but now it was a river that I could not cross, because the water had risen and was deep enough to swim in—a river that no one could cross. He asked me, “Son of man...
    October 10, 2025
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    Without Love

    If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge...
    September 26, 2025
  • Stay in Your Lane

    It’s Monday morning and I’m on my drive to work. A few blocks from my job there is a woman, butterball naked, with arms raised high in the middle of the street — in my lane, to be exact. Later that...
    September 24, 2025
  • scrabble pieces spelling the word power

    Sacred Power

    It’s nearing the end of the Summer season and with the start of September, comes the start of church nursery, Sunday School, catechism, youth groups, Friendship groups and various other church groups...
    September 12, 2025
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    The Disciplined Rhythms of Anger

    My memory bank includes many “injustice-firsts” — that is, the first time I encountered a specific form of injustice. My memory bank firsts include in-family abuse of a teenage girl, domestic violence...
    September 5, 2025
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    Why the Church Needs a Season of Creation

    Every year, from September 1 to October 4, Christians around the world observe the Season of Creation, a time to renew our relationship with God and all that God has made. These dates are anchored...
    August 22, 2025