A Mother's Worst Nightmare

Twelve days after celebrating her son Jordan’s wedding, Shirley Thiessen got the phone call every parent dreads. Her son, just 23 years old, had died in a workplace accident. Hours before the phone call that changed her life, Shirley purchased a beautiful black dress. Shirley said, “To think that the God of the universe would take care of...

Exactly 5 years ago I asked Olive to marry me. Rather than popping the question with a diamond ring, I planned to propose to her with a goat. It wasn’t a pet goat for her to keep in the yard and take for walks; it was a goat to give away to a family in need. It was what she wanted, and it’s one of the reasons I wanted to spend the rest of

A Good God in a Dark World

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOpGTazwaEo] 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...

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...

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...

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. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs90uIJsz-k] Can you...

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...