A Good God in a Dark World
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If God is loving and good, then why did my mom die of cancer? Perhaps you or someone you know is going through tremendous suffering -- poverty, unemployment, or a sudden death in the family. Suffering comes in varied forms, but every single person in the world has endured it. How do you reconcile...
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Does God’s Love Make You Want to Give?
Does experiencing God’s love make you want to give? Some current social scientific research suggests it might.
University of Akron sociologist Matthew T. Lee says, “Millions of Americans frequently experience divine love and for them this sense of God’s love not only enhances existential well-being, but underlies a sense of personal meaning...
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5 Practical Tips on Learning to Cook
I still remember setting the table with my heart pounding and palms sweaty, silently praying that my parents and their friends would genuinely like the food. I was in Grade 8. Making a meal from scratch and serving it to guests was my final project for Home Economics. My grade was dependent on their review.
What exactly I served, I can’t recall...
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Anybody Want A Do-Over?
Have you ever done something you wish you could take back? Chad Stahl can relate to that. A year after loosing his wife in house fire he decided to get a tattoo in her honor. If you’ve ever done a Google search for “worst tattoos” you’ve probably seen what he ended up with.
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Can you...
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Girl Guide Brownie Cupcakes
It’s that time of year again: Girl Guide Cookies are on sale across Canada! What could be better than Girl Guide cookies? How about Girl Guide Cookie Cupcakes? Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada challenged Canadian chefs and bakers to create their most scrumptious recipe using their famous cookies. This delicious recipe comes from Heather White...
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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 video explains why.
Video by: Power to Change...
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Real Sex is Not Like the Movies
Call me naive, but when I got married, I did not know much about sex. I grew up in a conservative church where we were taught that sex was reserved for marriage only. I believed that (and still believe the best sex is within marriage), so I tried not to think about it. Idecided I’d keep my virginity until I got married. Actually, I was pretty afraid...
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