Finishing Well
The Winter Olympics end soon. All the years of preparation and training have come down to this. Over the past two weeks, the Olympics have been filled with people who compete with an intensity and energy that is admired by millions, but the prize only goes to the one who finishes well – [...] Read More >
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Hockey Hero Is Unafraid
There’s been a lot of talk of hockey this week. The US Olympic men’s hockey team beat Canada for the first time since 1960. I know we Canadians are a polite bunch, but that’s going to sting for a while. It wasn’t the first time the country was united behind a single game and it won’t [...] Read More >
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Kelly Clark: If This is All Life Is …
Kelly Clark won the gold medal in the women’s snowboarding halfpipe event at the 2002 Olympics. This year she won her second Olympic medal, capturing the bronze in the same event at the 2010 Vancouver games. (Source: CTV) In this video interview however, rather than talking about her success, she talks about a chance comment she [...] Read More >
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Olympic Focus: Discipline
It takes a lifetime of focus, practice, effort and dedication to take an athlete to the Olympic games. In this clip Canadian Olympic speed skater Cindy Klassen talks about the sacrifices it takes to make it to the games. She says, “Putting everything into sport means you can’t do everything else.” Watch the video: It may [...] Read More >
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There is no Fear in Love
“There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.” 1 John 4:18 Lyndon Rush will be competing in the bobsled event for Canada at the 2010 Olympic Games. In the video below, he talks about how [...] Read More >
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Where do you get confidence?
As the Scripture says, “Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame.” (Romans 10:11, quoting Isaiah 28:16) Cindy Klassen is a Canadian speed skater who captured five Olympic medals in Turin in 2006, winning gold in the 1500m race. Due to her performance, she was also awarded the Lou Marsh Trophy as [...] Read More >
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Homeless at the Olympics
The Olympic games are a time of friendly competition between the nations, and generally a time of celebration, especially as the host city welcomes the world to it doorstep. The 2010 Winter Olympic Games began last week and generated a large amount of excitement around the world! This year Vancouver, BC has the honor of hosting [...] Read More >
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Every Day the Same Dream
A few weeks ago I discovered an obscure online “game.” It’s called Every Day the Same Dream, and I put the word “game” in quotes because it’s not much like a normal video game. It’s more like an interactive art project. The creator describes it as being “A short existential game about alienation and refusal of [...] Read More >
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One Curve at a Time
“You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.” (Psalm 16:11) Curt Tomasevicz, a pusher on the USA bobsledding team, will be competing in the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. He is a Christian [...] Read More >
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Choosing Love for Eternity
Years ago when I was still in university, I was sitting in my friend’s room, idly staring at one of the posters hanging on her wall. The poster contained many quotations about love. Most of the “love quotes” were pretty cringe-worthy and hardly memorable. But one of them caught my attention. Years later I read it [...] Read More >
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Soul Cravings: Seeking
Is it possible that God has been actively seeking you, possibly even for a lifetime?
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Do you crave destiny? (Part 2)
Destiny? Is this really me? Was I really born for great things?
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