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Be Still

He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10 Even though this is the 5th Monday in January, it feels like the month just flew by. February is just around the corner and I for one can hardly […]

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Mission & Excellence

Once again I’d like to wish each of you a peace and joy filled 2017! The Advent and Christmas seasons have ended. We have also celebrated the Epiphany this past Friday, which is so relevant to the work that we do. Epiphany Day is the culmination of the Advent and Christmas seasons. On this Day, also known

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New Year’s Resolution

The Salvation Army exists to share the love of Jesus Christ, meet human needs, and be a transforming influence in the communities of our world. Happy New Year! It’s 2017 if you can believe it. I hope everyone had a good time yesterday bringing in the New Year. I suspect some of you did that

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Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas everyone! Today is the big day that we’ve all been waiting for. All throughout the Advent season we’ve been longing for this day to come; the day we can finally celebrate the arrival of the baby Jesus; the Saviour of the world. Today we get to light the center candle of the Advent

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Kindness & Compassion (pt.2)

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. – Ephesians 4:32 We’re in the home stretch now. Just a few more days left until the big one. Frantic last minute shopping. Food preparations. Getting the house ready for guests. We’re full steam ahead getting prepared. That’s

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Kindness & Compassion

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. – Ephesians 4:32 It’s that time of year again. Christmas bells are ringing. Plans are being made. Presents are being purchased and wrapped. Trees are being trimmed and lights are going up inside and outside our homes. Parties

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Peace vs. Power

I’ve become a bit of a fan of reading famous rock star biographies/autobiographies and watching documentaries that outline their stories and use their music. Perhaps it’s a form of living my rock star dream vicariously through them. But another big part of my fascination with them is to get a closer glimpse at what made

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Peace

“Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification.” – Romans 14:19 In November we commemorate Remembrance Day. On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of each year we stop everything we are doing and we remember. We wear a poppy, which is meant

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Happy Halloween!

Today is the big day for lots of kids. Many will go to school this morning wearing their costumes. Many more will wear costumes tonight as they go trick-or-treating from door-to-door in our neighbourhoods. Maybe even some of us adults are wearing our costumes today at work. It’s a time of community building, connecting with neighbours, having

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Showing Appreciation

I absolutely love a good turkey dinner. And I appreciate the enormous amount of skill and work that goes into that meal. So when I’m in the midst of eating it, there’s no guesswork required as to how much I’m truly enjoying it. The smile on my face, my ongoing comments as to how awesome

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