Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! A friend of mine recently posted the following lyric from O Holy Night – “A Thrill of Hope the Weary World Rejoices”. Weary feels like the exact right word to describe how I feel as we come to the end of 2021 and I know that each of you […]
It’s been quite a season for everyone, so let’s take a moment to celebrate the good stuff!
It’s a VIRTUAL EVENT! Run, Walk or Shuffle on December 4 and December 5 anywhere, anytime. What It’s All About… All funds raised through this year’s Toronto Santa Shuffle will be going directly to The Salvation Army Gateway, a shelter and Drop-in center for individuals experiencing homelessness and marginalization. Although The Gateway’s programming and operations
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It is all-too-rare that we hear “good news” stories from Toronto’s vitally essential emergency homeless shelters system, but such stories are happening every day, even throughout high-risk, high-stress Covid pandemic times. Here is one that actually rises out of unfortunate circumstances. The St. Simon’s Shelter on Bloor East recently closed, permanently, but in a spirit
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This year, we’re going virtual! Run, Walk or Shuffle between December 5 – 12 anywhere, anytime. What It’s All About… All funds raised through this year’s 30th Anniversary Toronto Santa Shuffle will be going directly to Gateway Shelter and Drop-in centre to support individuals experiencing homelessness and marginalization. The Gateway’s operations have been altered due
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There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. (Galatians 3:28) Categorizing others is something we have grown accustomed to doing. We have learned this way of thinking from an early age. On the elementary school playground, many of us were taught
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Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God; so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet, drying
All of us, at one time or another, call out for justice to be done. We want things to be done fairly. Of course, it depends on your point of view as to how justice is to be done. On television, the reality judge shows reveal the completely different stories that are to be decided.
All of us, at one time or another, call out for justice to be done. We want things to be done fairly. Of course, it depends on your point of view as to how justice is to be done. On television, the reality judge shows reveal the completely different stories that are to be decided.
In today’s society, you don’t have to convince people to love themselves. Self-centred, self-absorbed, and selfish are common descriptors for our times. We smile more at bathroom mirrors and phones than people. People interpret their world through a lens that asks, “How is this good for me?” Doesn’t the Bible also teach us to love
