December 6, 2007

Joy - No condemnation One mistake I made throughout my experiment in joy was to think it was somehow up to me to make joy happen.

For the good of the child Family therapy centres such as Toronto's Institute of Family Living get many referrals of children and adolescents from clergy, doctors, schools, social workers, and parents.

Vision 3 I mentioned last week that I received, at my recent inauguration, three pictures of about 400 of the children in our church.

Mac's story I grew up in a church-going family, the middle of five children. I was dad's baby-doll', and I adored him in return. It's no wonder that his sudden death when I was just 13 years old sent me into a personal tailspin.

December 13, 2007

Joy - Just sitting Have you heard the Lord your God rejoicing over you? Have you heard Him tell you how wonderful you are, how highly He esteems you?

Money matters - year end concerns Giving money to a church, Christian work or other charity usually requires trust. You are trusting that the gift be used for the designated purpose.

Children, Family and Stress Children do indeed experience stress and stress-related illnesses and emotional melt-downs.

Falling in love with Jesus I never liked myself. I was jealous, insecure and angry. At the age of 24, I had been abusing drugs and alcohol for almost half my life.

December 20, 2007

Joy - The champion spirit The psalmist David knew about champions. He launched his career by defeating a champion named Goliath, and in David's army special honor was given to champions known as mighty men.

It's Payback A friend of mine told me a story a while ago that illustrated the meaning of Christmas to me. He's about my age so his reflection hit home.

Food & love . . .? . . . they have more in common than you might think. pizza, potato chips, pop -- perfect party menu, right? wrong!

Brad's Story Brad Hagkull is a 37 year-old father of two and his youngest son, Benjamin is seven. Benjamin was born with Spina Bifida and gets around in a wheelchair.