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A couple of weeks ago I was right in the middle of downtown Vancouver when Sidney Crosby scored the winning goal in the men’s hockey final at the 2010 Olympics.  The roar that came up from the crowd was incredible.  Walking down the street people were laughing and cheering and waving flags.  Perfect strangers were high fiving EVERYONE. On a...

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Make Way for the New You

If you are like me, or any other human in the known universe, you probably struggle with breaking bad habits. But this is not something that I condemn myself about. It isn’t something that paralyzes my everyday life and stops me from moving ahead. I know that I was intended for something greater than this, that I have a greater... >Read More



What do you Crave?

If  you could wish for anything in the world, what do you most desire? Take a minute and dream big.  If you could write the story of your life any way at all, what would it look like? What would you give in exchange for the satisfaction of that longing? We all long for something more – and it’s not... >Read More



The Greatest Goal? Henderson vs Crosby

As we headed outside for some fresh air after the “Golden Goal” a man saw my Canada jersey and said, “I guess Mr. Crosby made your day. Maybe your year!” The euphoria was amazing and the patriotism was over the top. People talking to me on the street, cars honking and waving, flags proudly displayed!  I loved it! But was... >Read More



Olympians: More Than a Medal

Kelly Clark, a member of the US Olympic Women’s Snowboarding team, knows a lot about pressure.  The gold medalist from the 2002 Olympic Winter games, a bad landing kept her out of the medals in 2006.  This year she’s in Vancouver looking to add another medal to her collection. Being an Olympian comes with a lot of pressure.  “If you... >Read More



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 be on a different scale,... >Read More



Facing Fear at 80 Miles An Hour

For Canadian bobsledder Lyndon Rush, there’s room for a little faith at the top of a bobsled run.   Hurtling down a course at speeds of up to 80 miles an hour takes faith – in your teammates, in your own skill and for Lyndon, faith in God too.  As Lyndon says in the video, “You have to be able... >Read More



Helping the Homeless, Practicality Please

With the Olympics coming to town, one cannot help but be aware of the concern over the homeless population.  It has been a topic front and center since we first learned that Vancouver would be holding the 2010 games.  In 2006, CTV was already reporting that the homeless population in the city may have tripled, producing numbers of up... >Read More


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