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Hope is the Heart of Christmas

“After 13 hours, it finally feels like Christmas!” exclaimed one of my granddaughters. Her younger sister with a big smile tells me that decorating the tree and our home is the best part of Christmas...
December 18, 2023

Black and White Binary

We have seen the harm that is brought about by extreme polarity or unwavering binary belief (also described as dualism). And still we can find ourselves gravitating in that direction; is it human...
December 15, 2023

Justice Prayers - December 13, 2023

Blessings to you as you reflect on hope during advent. "But the needy will not be ignored forever; the hopes of the poor will not always be crushed." - Psalm 9:18 NLT Ottawa launches $13B dental-care...
December 13, 2023

Praying and Working Toward Peace this Advent Season

As Christians around the world prepare during this Advent Season to celebrate the birth of the Prince of Peace, I pray we might realize how we are invited to contribute to peace in the world. Today...
December 11, 2023

Transforming Conflict Into Grace

When Stacey Campbell talks about reconciliation she knows what she's talking about. Not only because of her work with Prison Fellowship Canada but also because of the reconciliation she has worked...
December 8, 2023

Hospitality

I experienced amazing Middle Eastern hospitality in my late twenties and early thirties in Sierra Leone and the West Bank. Once I was welcomed home, I became a friend for life. Meals there consisted...
December 8, 2023

Justice Prayers - December 6, 2023

Let us dare to test God's resources. Let us ask him to kindle in us, and to keep aflame that passion for the impossible, that God might make us delight in it with him, because God doesn't find...
December 6, 2023

Old-Growth Christmas Tree

This December, on the West Lawn of the Capitol Grounds in Washington DC will stand the 2023 Capitol Christmas Tree. Every year since 1964, this site has been home to “The People’s Tree,” cut down in...
December 1, 2023

Justice Prayers - November 29, 2023

The only way to survive the waves is to keep the beat of your heart in rhythm with the One who walks on water. - Ann Voskamp Qatar says deal reached to extend truce by two days Israel and Hamas agreed...
November 29, 2023
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