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The Challenge

Superficiality is the curse of our age. The doctrine of instant satisfaction is a primary spiritual problem. The desperate need today is not for a greater number of…

Hope or fear?

Easter reminds us that the darkest night can be followed by a new day. Hatred can be transformed by love. Evil can be overcome. Fallen humanity can be…

Making a difference

It is better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness. Chinese proverb

Empowering change

Inspiring leadership is more concerned about empowering change than apportioning blame. Allowing others space to fail and grace to try again is part of creating a safe and…

bored child

The benefits of boredom

Being bored is good for children and adults … according to recent research referenced by the World Economic Forum. Canadian studies have suggested that the more “screen time”…

Good God?

  “I don’t believe in God”, my neighbour said, following the tragic death of her son. When asked to describe the God she had rejected, she described a…

He is no fool

He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep in order to gain what he cannot lose. Jim Eliot

Creative limitation

I was reading an article on Flickr, the photographic website, last night. It was suggesting ways to become a more creative photographer and take more interesting photos. One…

I need to write

  You write because there’s fire in your bones. You’ve got to do this whether anybody ever reads it or not. Eugene Peterson I need to write. Whether…

There has to be more

“Surely, there has to be more to life than this”, was the question which provoked me to seek after spiritual truth. I had been raised to believe in…