The house sits in a quiet neighbourhood, likely built between 1975 and 1995. Mature trees grace the adjoining lots with sidewalks lining the streets. There’s a front lawn and a private backyard with plenty of room for gardens and growing kids. It’s within walking distance of helpful amenities and recreational trails. What makes this house…
A retired farmer helped me better understand the importance of “core values” for a Christian organization. In a church workshop some years ago, I had finished demonstrating how the congregation’s core values were uniquely relevant for pursuing fruitful ministry. Then, during coffee break, the farmer told me that there were different soil types in his…
Bondye konnen – God knows. This phrase is often spoken in the communities of Haiti. Not spoken in tones of hopelessness but with assurance, with the deep hope that even in the darkest situations, God’s light shines. He knows. It’s early Wednesday morning, 6 a.m., March 13, and I am being driven by our Children…
A Christian Courier lead article on Lifewater Canada, “Blindness to Vision”, told the story of Jim Gehrels’ life and work to provide safe, clean water for towns in Liberia, Kenya, Nigeria and Haiti by drilling community wells. Community is the key word. Beginning in the mid-1990s, Jim organized teams of a few volunteers from Canada…
If you don’t know what the heck Bitcoin is, it might be time to figure it out. Not only has cryptocurrency – Bitcoin being the original and best known – taken off in the last year, much to the delight of speculative investors and counter-cultural diehards, but social justice advocates herald it as a way…
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