Your body, God’s temple

5 July 2013jeffloach

North Americans are woefully ashamed of their bodies. I could cite hundreds of examples, thanks to the Internet, that prove our obsession with being frustrated […]

Excess and Simplicity – finding beauty in the darker corners

5 July 2013rolanddevries

Today I went down with Becky and the kids to take in the Chihuly exhibit at the Musée des beaux-arts. It is a good-sized, though […]

A Mission of Burgers and Dogs

4 July 2013jeremybellsmith

Please forgive me, but I need to boast. Burns Church in Ashburn did something on Canada Day that was pretty amazing in my books. We […]

skirmishing over good sex

3 July 2013rolanddevries

Skirmishes about good sex (bad sex?) are breaking out all over the place. With her recent, widely read and distributed post, Rachel Pietka has set the […]

Questions Are More Important Than Answers

2 July 2013matthewruttan

Questions are more important than answers. At least, the right ones are. Why? Because the quality of your questions regulates the range of your answers. When you say, […]

Go Your Way

1 July 2013katiemunnik

“The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest. Go your way.”

The Fruits of the Spirit

1 July 2013patriciaschneider

Did you know the first fruit of the spirit is Love and that its offspring is “Patience”? No, neither did my study group. It happens to be a fruit that has a hard time growing on my vine.

It’s a Girl! (From a Dad’s-Eye-View)

28 June 2013matthewruttan

They didn’t used to let dads in the delivery room. They do now! On Monday, my wife gave birth to our 3rd child—a little girl! […]

God’s Love Letter

28 June 2013jeffloach

How do you read the Bible? By that I mean, do you read it to gain information, or do you read it to hear God […]

The #1 Parenting Tip? Consistency

27 June 2013jeremybellsmith

Ok, I’m not an expert, but as I’ve been listening to what’s going on around me, I can’t help hearing lots of talk about parenting. […]

Show me my task

25 June 2013evangelinekeeley

It has been a year and a half since St. Andrew’s moved from its building on St. Mary’s Road in Winnipeg. Early in 2012, I […]

The dirt on hope

24 June 2013kristineobrien

I have been thinking about dirt lately. Because if you drive near my house you will see a lot of it. Just north of our […]

Monday, Monday

24 June 2013katiemunnik

Beangirl will be seven at the end of the week. She had her party earlier in the month – trying to avoid the possibly hilarious party game of ‘count the contractions!’ – and it was lovely, sunny fun. We made felt finger puppets and DIY ziplock bag ice cream (google it – it may change your summer), and ate sticky strawberry meringues.

The Best of Years

24 June 2013patriciaschneider

I think it must be nearly impossible for a young person today to understand the complete freedom I had as a child.

Summer reading 2013

23 June 2013jeffloach

Summer is often a time when we can slow down and do things we really enjoy. For me, one of those things is reading. It’s […]

What holds people together? (Urban Art 003)

23 June 2013rolanddevries

So we’re back to the theme of urban art within NDG. In this neighbourhood (socially and politically approved) urban art has been a spreading phenomenon. […]