Happy Mother’s Day, with love, Lara

It’s Mother’s Day weekend, and I am in the car rushing back from 100 Huntley Street on the Road in Ottawa and Kanesatake First Nation in Montreal! Over the last 6 days, we filmed 11 interviews with Canadian leaders, 7+ field shoots featuring community outreaches and ministries, and historical monuments, the national prayer breakfast, the…

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Mandisa on God’s love and the reality of heaven

A reflection by Cheryl Weber Mandisa Lynn Hundley was an incredibly bright light, walking in courageous transparency and open-hearted kindness. It was with shock that we learned this morning of the passing of Grammy award-winning recording artist Mandisa. The American Idol Alum is gone too young at 47 years old, but what an incredible legacy…

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Worthy is the Lamb who was slain | JOE AMARAL

In first Corinthians 5:7, the Apostle Paul makes a statement about Jesus that is often overlooked or not fully understood by many in the church. Paul says that Christ—who is our Passover Lamb—was sacrificed. What does that mean and why use the symbol of a Lamb? Paul is not the only one to do this.…

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Brand Spanking New | JOE AMARAL

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 2 Corinthians 5:17 If I hadn’t gone into Pastoral Ministry or Christian Media, I think I would have gone into real estate. I don’t know what it is, but there’s something about the housing…

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How are you managing this Christmas season? | MARK MASRI

Well I don’t know about you, but I’m exhausted!  I can’t tell you how good it feels to be down to the last week of what has been a 2 month tour with The Tenors.  Please don’t get me wrong, we have thoroughly enjoyed thrilling audiences across North America and parts of Europe but the…

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What Christmas Journey Are You On? | LARA WATSON

Theologian, Dietrich Bonhoeffer once said, “God does not give us everything we want, but He does fulfill His promises, leading us along the best and straightest paths to Himself.” Two weeks ago, as I sat in my living room, syrupy seasonal coffee in one hand, Sheila Walsh’s new devotional, “The Gifts of Christmas,” in the…

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Away in a Manger: How one woman collected more than 100 Nativity Sets

Lauretta Santarossa has more than 100 nativity scenes – or creches – that she has collected over the years. Each advent season they hang on her walls, adorn her bookshelves, and cover her coffee tables. One is as little as a walnut shell, others are made from felt, papier-mâché or wood. But what they all…

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The Greatest Gift | CHIEF GEORGE COTE

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19 KJV I remember hearing a story about this young boy in an orphanage and there was this couple that wanted to adopt him, and they were to meet him, and interview him. The boy was brought…

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Finding True Peace in the Hustle and Bustle | LARA WATSON

There I was holding my syrupy seasonal coffee in one hand, and Sheila Walsh’s new devotional, “The Gifts of Christmas,” in the other. I was relishing every page of the book as I prepared for my interview with her on 100 Huntley Street. Chock full of cute Christmas stories, interesting facts about holiday traditions, reflections…

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