Jesus was known for his kindness, humility, and gentleness. Something we clearly see in Jesus’ life and teachings is the way he included people that everyone else left out. Christ’s love brought a sense of dignity and value to those on the margins. He calls us to love in the way he did by caring for those who are rejected in our world today. But Jesus had a lot more … [Read more...] about Following a radical Jesus: Addressing the pain of stigma
Life
Navigating the facets of everyday life including managing finances, growing old, being single, staying healthy and more.
Pregnancy Care Canada celebrating 25 years
Many people have contributed to twenty-five years of compassionately serving women, men, and families impacted by an unexpected pregnancy. Contributions by the original founders, staff and board members, pregnancy care centre personnel, and generous ‘seed money’ donors. In the early 1990s, a small gathering of centre directors envisioned a best practice, equipping … [Read more...] about Pregnancy Care Canada celebrating 25 years
LifeCanada produces first-ever life-affirming comic book
LifeCanada National has produced a 36-page full-colour graphic novel for pre-teens and teenagers from a life-affirming perspective entitled called The Gift. It is the first volume in a proposed series of pro-life comic books called Life Choices. The first round of distribution begins this fall. 13,000 infants are born to adolescent parents each year in Canada, and … [Read more...] about LifeCanada produces first-ever life-affirming comic book
God with us in our grieving
When my husband died suddenly of cancer-related complications last year, I felt I could hardly breathe, let alone write. Even in the last number of weeks, when I was invited to write this article on grief, I wasn’t sure I could or even wanted to. How could I take such a huge and painful experience, and set it down in words? What encouragement could I offer others who may be … [Read more...] about God with us in our grieving
Generosity of Spirit
Love is all you need There is no question that generosity is valued and considered to be of great importance when we review the teachings of Jesus. Whether it’s through His comments on tithing or on helping the poor, it’s very clear that He encourages us to be lavishly generous. But generosity doesn’t only apply to money. I worry that we (Christian finance writers) … [Read more...] about Generosity of Spirit