You can’t finish what you don’t start. What has God been stirring in you to set in motion? Don’t wait any longer, change only begins when you start.

The road to Christmas is filled with unusual people being used by God in unusual ways, all so that God could get to us and make a way for us to be reunited with Him. This is still how the story of God is being told today – in unexpected ways through unexpected people. It turns out that our messy and ordinary lives are exactly what God uses to tell His story and bring about the miraculous.

Waiting can be a fearful process, and this fear-filled waiting is exactly what the main characters of the Christmas story experience. In the face of this fear, the angels arrive with the age-old message that God has spoken many times before: "don't be afraid." How can the message of Christmas help us deal with our fears?

Waiting is just a reality of life, and it’s a significant sub-plot of the Christmas story. This week we look at lessons on waiting from the life of Anna, who never gave up hope on seeing Jesus.

Waiting is just a reality of life, and it’s a significant sub-plot of the Christmas story. This week we look at lessons on waiting from the life of Simeon, who never gave up hope on seeing Jesus.

Research and the Bible agree: the two most important spiritual influences for kids and teens are their parents and the church community. Despite the cultural trend of young adults walking away from faith, when these two influences are intentional in their role and learn to work together, it becomes far more likely that the next generation enjoys a lifelong, vibrant faith.

Terry Thiessen and Chris Derksen discuss Adult & Teen Challenge and how we can play a role in supporting those with addictions, through the program.

How can we re-imagine what the church could be and re-embrace the new Jesus brought? We’ll look at four concepts that need to change moving forward: identity, authority, spirituality, holiness.

In religious thinking, we start looking for loopholes, shortcuts, and workarounds. Jesus offers us a better way, a new command that brings out the best in us, helps others, and honours him.

What if one of the reasons we so often get it wrong in our relationships with others is because we haven’t fully embraced what our primary relationship with God looks like? Only when we understand that we’re one with God because of Jesus will we be able to give our attention to being one with others.