My husband Joel and I decided to take part in The Marriage Course that Connexus Church was offering during our first year of marriage. We not only took part, but we actually hosted the night! You read that right … exactly one year into being married, we were asked to host The Marriage Course. Committing […]
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Black History Month is an opportunity to celebrate the voices of Black leaders who have made a difference. For those of us who consider ourselves followers of Jesus, this can be a great chance to spend extra time learning from Black pastors, teachers, and authors who are influential in pointing people to Jesus and helping
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In its simplest form, prayer is when the posture of your heart communicates your desire to connect with God. A great way to start is by praying for someone important to you. When you pray for someone intentionally and specifically, two meaningful things can begin to happen: You start to look for God more intentionally
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The news is heartbreaking enough to take in as a parent. School shootings. Racially motivated violent extremism. War. Terrorist attacks. Mass killings. Beheadings. I know…please just stop right there. Add to that the political chaos that seems to dominate the headlines, climate change, inflation and more. It’s just too much to take some days, even
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Do you want to grow in your faith but feel distracted by the noise of your daily life? Your smartphone can feel like your enemy when it comes to focus, but why not use it as a tool to grow spiritually? We asked some great leaders about their favourite apps for spiritual growth. Read on
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Well, 2022 feels a bit like deja vu in some ways: case counts, uncertainty, restrictions—lots of unknown and even isolation. So what are you going to do differently the second time around? I mean intentionally. It’s so easy to let seasons like this happen to you rather than be proactive. Netflix calls, scrolling happens, the
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Deciding to take a marriage course as newlyweds may sound a bit backwards. What issues do you really have to work through so early on? What tests has your relationship truly faced? At the end of last year, my husband Joel and I decided to take part in The Marriage Course that Connexus Church was
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Thanks for being part of our seven days of prayer. Here’s a short prayer based on the remarkable prayer in Daniel 9: 1-23 which we looked at today in the message. Pray it in your own words or just as it’s printed below. Pray it slowly enough that you mean what you’re praying. Let
Spring has Sprung! There is so much excitement in the turning of the seasons from Winter to Spring. As chicks are hatching, trees are beginning to bud, and the snow is finally melting away, new life is springing up all around us. As someone who’s favourite season is Summer, the changing of the seasons from Winter
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We know that stress can feel like it’s almost inevitable when you have kids, especially if they’re still living at home and rely on you for their daily routines. As we prepare for the interview Carey will be doing with Dr. Rob Meeder, a local paediatrician with a primary focus on children and teenagers with mental health,
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