Jon Buller is a recording artist as well as founder & director of Hear the Music Ministries and the Levite Summit.

Over the last 20 years, Jon Buller has contributed an eclectic and growing catalogue of music to the artistic landscape of Canada.

The pandemic has impacted his career in many ways, but he has managed to adapt using technology.

Today on Connection, Jon shares with us what life has looked like over the past year and how he continues to share the word in the virtual world.

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Amy Hayward grew up in Winnipeg, MB and currently lives in Redding, CA. She has a passion for seeing the church come into the fullness of its calling across North America.

For most of her life, Amy found it impossible to believe that she was not only loved but was someone that God chose to speak to and through. Through years of healing, God showed her the truth of her identity in relationship to Him and inspired her to pursue His best for herself and everyone around her.  

Today on Connections Amy shares her amazing story of transformation and how she got to where she is today.

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A Week Away is an American teen faith-based romantic musical film co-produced and directed by Roman White with a screenplay by Alan Powell (Anthem Lights)  and Kali Bailey. The first-ever faith-based musical to hit Nextflix focuses around a troubled teen and his involvement in a summer Bible camp following a run-in with law enforcement.

The film was shot in Nashville, will feature reimagined songs from some of the biggest hits in Contemporary Christian Music history as well as original music from the film’s music producer, Adam Watts.  

Today on Connections, Alan Powell shares with us the inspiration behind the movie and why he decided to make the jump from music to film.

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April is Parkinson"s awareness month.

According to today's guest, Tim Hague Sr., it has been widely noted that over the past 25 years Parkinson's disease has doubled in prevalence to some 10 million people worldwide and it is projected to double again by the year 2040. He says Parkinson's has become the fastest growing Neurological disease on the planet outpacing ALS, Alzheimer's, MS, and stroke. 

Today on Connections, Tim talks about his journey with Parkinson's and what keeps him going.

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We live in a time of radical church decline where one-third of religious buildings in Canada will be abandoned in the next 10-years.

Christians find themselves listening to pastors’ messages through a podcast or YouTube video rather than going to a physical church service. In light of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, churches all over the world have moved their services online, begging the question: does church really matter? In a time when the global church is changing to virtual services, Canadian pastor, speaker and author Kevin Makins believes the church still matters – perhaps more than ever.

Today on Connections Pastor Kevin Makins shares why church still matters and how we can continue to make the church grow.

 

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Do you worry a lot? Do you find it impossible to work in the middle of chaos? Do you wonder if God is going to come through for you in difficult times?

Jenny Donnelly, a speaker, entrepreneur, best-selling author and mother of five is using her new book, Still: 7 ways to find calm in the chaos, to teach us how to experience true, life-giving rest even in the midst of chaos.

Today on Connections she'll share her story and how she managed to get to a place of rest. 

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Over 90 percent of couples experience some level of tension around money. In fact, money issues are the number one stressor in relationships.

So many books try to fix the surface problems, such as how to budget and what to prioritize when it comes to finances, but the issues go much deeper than just a simple spreadsheet.

In a groundbreaking three-year study, relationship researchers Shaunti and Jeff Feldhahn tackle this issue that affects almost every marriage every day. They discovered that money tension is not about money. It's about how money makes us feel.

Today on Connections Shaunti helps us to understand the startling assumptions, fears, and expectations underneath the surface.

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We know there are certain things we must have to survive—food, shelter, and safety to name a few. But there are also aspects of life that truly allow us to be joyful and fulfilled. For popular podcaster and bestselling author Annie F. Downs, fun is close to the top of that list.  

With That Sounds Fun, Annie offers an irresistible invitation to understand the meaning of fun, to embrace it and chase it, and to figure out what, exactly, sounds fun to you—then do it!  

Annie F. Downs is a New York Times bestselling author, sought-after speaker, and successful podcast host based in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Chaos. Violence. Confusion. Anxiety. How do we know what’s true when there are so many differing voices telling us what to do? After travelling the world for 23 years in the rock band, Skillet, John L. Cooper has noticed one consistent issue: people are desperately confused.

In his new book, Awake and Alive to Truth, John tackles the reigning philosophies of our day of post-modernism, relativism, and the popular view of the goodness of man-and combats these viewpoints by standing on the absolute truth of the Word of God. 

Today on Connections he shares some of his personal stories and the inspiration behind this book.

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Worry, stress and anxiety are all emotions that people are dealing with as the global pandemic drags on.

Tara Lalonde is an author and registered psychotherapist practicing in Ontario. She reminds us that worry is imaginary and it's as simple as changing our perspective. 

In today's episode of Connections, Tara shares with us ways that we can start believing that worry is imaginary, as well as examples from the Bible. She'll also share with us a little bit about her book, An Unexpected Freedom: Discover Peace and Joy in the Reality of Life.

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