Most of the people that I love would tell you that I’m a person of ritual, formality, and precise repetition. I love patterns! I get up at pretty much the same time each day; I listen to the same...
Syd Hielema joins us for this episode about fostering pastoral care and hospitality for the LGBTQ+ community within the Christian Reformed Church. In this episode we hear from participants of the...
He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young. - Isaiah 40:11 Syrians celebrate fall of Bashar al...
The last couple of months before I left Malawi, I was confronted with so many people enduring challenging life events. As I walked into church, the hospitality greeter asked me when I would start the...
“This year, our church is putting together 65 Christmas hampers – last year we did 45! We are so grateful for our generous congregation!” The members of the congregation around me started clapping...
“With that we face the shocking reality. Jesus stands at the door and knocks. He asks for help in the form of a beggar, a down-and-out, a man in ragged clothes, someone who is sick, even a criminal in...
I have experienced a deeper level of moral degeneration worldwide. I believe that further in the past people had values and principles that esteemed the other more than self. This included respect for...
“Someone is a Canadian if a slap on the back of the head causes them to turn around and apologize”—so goes the saying about Canadians and their polite and apologetic character. I tend to like this...
The words of the wise prod us to live well. They're like nails hammered home, holding life together. They are given by God, the one Shepherd. - Ecclesiastes 12:11 MSG Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah...
Adrian Jacobs and Cindy Stover join us in this episode to explore Hearts Exchanged, an eight-month learning journey fostering reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities. Discover...
Last year, I gave a talk to a group of churches in Black Mountain, NC, a beautiful small town in the Blue Ridge Mountains, right outside of Asheville. I shared with them that their region is generally...
I sang in the junior church choir, I wore a white shirt and black slacks as the official uniform at Unity Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church. If my mother did not secure a ride from a church deacon...
