“My life wasn’t an accident.” Some aspects of life are cause and effect; action and consequence. But there are some good things that are waiting to happen in your life by which no preparation, appointments or explanations can justify.  Joe Gibbs wasn’t prepared to believe that his life was derived from some scientific explanation. He was [...]

Destiny (Part 2) continues the discussion about our destiny.

Destiny (Part 1) opens the conversation about the concept of destiny.

Growing up in East Malaysia, on Borneo island, I often wondered about the future. What could I expect from my life? What lay ahead for me? I pondered the pattern that I could predictably follow. I would grow up. I would go to church. I would go to school. Eventually, I would go through high [...]

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La Liberté

Freedom. What does the word mean to you? One thing it cannot mean is imprisonment. That’s why prisons exist: to restrict a person’s freedom as punishment and for the protection of others. But another thing it cannot mean is anarchy. What we need is true freedom to become the kind of people we are destined [...]

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The Obituary of Richard Cory

There’s a line in a Colin Hay song that says, “I’m waiting for my real life to begin.” Have you ever felt that way? Sometimes we get so good at being who we’re supposed to be, being the person someone else thinks we are, that we lose sight of ourselves altogether.  What do you do when [...]

We all have cravings, these deep seated desires and needs that must be fulfilled. We only need air, water and food to survive but we need love, community, hope, security, purpose, and value to truly live. Erwin McManus, author of Soul Cravings has grouped these most fundamental human cravings into three areas, the need for intimacy, destiny, [...]

The Beginning of the Universe and God

Take a look at the world around you. Where did it all come from? Cosmologists have recently arrived at the conclusion that the universe and even the multiverse (if there is one), required a ‘creation event’. If this is the case then, as Stephen Hawking put it, it would require the ‘hand of God’. This [...]

What role do our deepest human cravings for intimacy, destiny, and meaning play in our search for God? Crave: The Documentary – Calgary Edition explores how regardless of race, background or spirituality, we all have one thing in common: the cravings of our soul. Do you have cravings for intimacy, destiny, or meaning? Maybe for [...]