Revival. How do you react to that word? What does it mean to you? What is your first thought when you hear the word, REVIVAL? Do you long for the Spirit of God to work deeply in your heart, in the church’s heart? Why or why not? Allow this word, revival, to reside in your […]
It is midnight and my plane pierces the darkness, leaving behind the fading lights below, the only visible sign of inhabitation. The moon lies on its back and I settle in for a night’s sleep, reflecting on my stay at HopeCC. I had just found out this morning that my sick sister had […]
Good Music Bad Ideas by Jim Biggs and Ryan Duford There is nothing in this world like an impassioned theologian. Gotta have them so there’s some fizz in this pop. Impassioned theologians like to protest lousy song lyrics. We musicians try to guard against bad lyrics, but sometimes a song is so much fun to […]
I’ve included some quotes and a short “Why Should You Read This Book”. Be sure to check these out online, in a bookstore, or in the church library! •How God Became King: Getting to the heart of the Gospels by Tom Wright What it would look like if we really believed that the […]
Lots of people and music added to a warm church welcome Watch Video Clip Watch Video Clip We saw one of the Compassion projects and played kick-ball with the children. Watch Video Clip We visited a family in a tarp house. At the village we saw a boy in the field.
It always perplexed me as I read the stories in the Bible about the early church and the importance they attributed to life in community on their journey together towards Christ. It seemed like they had something I did not – even though I had friends, family and faith! It made me wonder what true community actually […]
Learning to Listen Things have been pretty good over here in BC. Life has its ups and downs, and this part of mine is officially an “up”! For the last few years I have been going through a bit of a restructuring about how I understand God. I had found out that the way I […]
7 Things I’ve Learned From Our Little Heroes Just over a year ago, the camp staff and I had an idea. We all loved camp, and we hated the idea of waiting a full year before seeing the kids again. Why not continue camp during the school-year? And so Heroes Academy was born. We’ve since […]
At our ladies retreat in September some conversations were had about our favourite recipes… as a few ladies learned how to make Sharon’s famously- delicious cinnamon buns… so we thought “Why not do a recipe exchange?!” Sandy, our coordinator for Ladies Night Out events, has worked with the our church’s Missions Committee to hold the Ladies Night Out recipe exchange […]
We have many stories of applications received, deliberating over identified needs and discerning how God through us wants to help those in need. Even throughout the summer months the applications continued to come in. This is a ministry that keeps us on our toes as we never know when and how many applications will be […]