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Bearers of Peace

In the Bible, there is a curious little story between Isaac and the rulers of Philistine (todays Palestine). After a disagreement with a King of Philistine, Isaac moved on in his nomadic lifestyle to another land. He again came into conflict with other groups of Philistines regarding who owned the wells in the land he […]

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Finding Peace

Jean Vanier wrote a book all about finding peace, aptly named just that. As the world struggles to figure out what finding peace looks like globally, it is often hard to also know what it looks like for us in the day-to-day. The following excerpt from Vanier’s book is a great reminder for us as

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Internal Peace

I hope most of you were able to join in last week for some of the THHS Self Care week activities and the Staff Appreciation Party on Friday. It was truly a great week. It also fit so well with our monthly theme of peace. Caring for ourselves and finding internal peace can help us to

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Volunteering For Peace

“Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification.” – Romans 14:19 This weekend, which marked 100 years since the end of World War I, we remember the countless who fought for peace for their countries. Of the 619, 636 Canadians, over half of them volunteered to join the effort. They volunteered to

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Go In Peace

Then he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.”(Luke 8:48) I had the privilege of attending The Salvation Army’s annual Christmas kettle kick off breakfast last week. All of the major Salvation Army players from the country and in the city show up to it, plus some funders and other dignitaries

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Through the Shadows

When I think of peace, I think of non-violence.  And when I think of non-violence, my mind often takes me to Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. These guys led their followers into peace by refusing to engage in violence.  And the results of their work changed many minds, including my own, forever. However, it

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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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