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Jesus Where Are You?
01.26.21

Jesus Where Are You?

Death is an oxymoron. It is tragically divisive in the indescribable loss and separation it brings, yet it is also incredibly unifying in that we are…
The Honourable Work of a Teacher
01.21.21

The Honourable Work of a Teacher

*Names changed to protect their identity  Teaching English is an amazing way to invest in people’s lives. The role of a teacher is one of high honour…
Goûter l’arc-en-ciel | Taste the Rainbow
01.18.21

Goûter l’arc-en-ciel | Taste the Rainbow

Tandis que nous nous préparions à la Conférence du district 2019, l’équipe du District Saint-Laurent a senti que le Seigneur l’exhortait à prendre le…
Celebrating Ramadan
01.11.21

Celebrating Ramadan

At the beginning of Ramadan, the 30 days of fasting for our Muslim friends, we woke up to a flurry of text messages from our friends in North Africa.…
Sex, Poverty, Garbage, and You
01.07.21

Sex, Poverty, Garbage, and You

Sex – Karina’s Story Karina came to us, by order of a judge, when she was 15 years old. She was impregnated by her mother’s boyfriend. The family had…
Come Holy Spirit Come
01.05.21

Come Holy Spirit Come

These three words are repeated six times every single Sunday in my congregation as the congregational response to the communion liturgy. We pray them…
Inclusion and Embrace
12.29.20

Inclusion and Embrace

This article is written from the viewpoint of Christian and Missionary Alliances Chaplains working within a health care setting and not of the employ…
Citizens of Nowhere
12.21.20

Citizens of Nowhere

Persecuted people are easy to ignore until you see their faces and hear their stories. Once you do, everything changes. I sat in my refugee friend’s …
Not the First Not-So-Merry Christmas
12.18.20

Not the First Not-So-Merry Christmas

The words “merry” and “happy” do not mesh well with words we have been hearing for most of 2020. Words like “vulnerable,” “fatigue,” and “death” seem…
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