Ailie Watt loved teaching young children how to read. Although she taught English and Art at Trinity Western University in the 1970s, she still remained committed to ushering five-year-olds into the world of literacy at a local elementary school. For more than a decade she taught both kindergarten and university students, daily seeing both ends...

As a girl, I set a standard for myself to save sex for marriage. I was 18 and getting ready to graduate high school when that standard was broken. It was a devastating reality, but instead starting over and trying again to stay pure, I gave in and continued having sex with my boyfriend. While most of my life was spent living with my mom, I lived...

In this video sermon, Glenn Driedger, director of church relations for Power to Change Ministries, shares about the death of his wife, how he worked through his grief, and what the Lord taught him through the experience. If you are dealing with grief, or know someone who is, we hope that this video will encourage and strengthen you during difficult...

I remember during my relished years as a teenager, my dad would at times let my brother Jeff, and I take turns borrowing his car. It was my dad’s dream car - a robin egg blue ‘65 Convertible Mustang. His pride and joy. There was not another one like it in our driving vicinity, so it caught the attention of many. Back then, “Dad,...

“This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24). Mom’s 83rd birthday! I almost forgot. This could very well be her last birthday, so we better celebrate - to show honor to a wonderful mother and grandmother, a faithful servant of God. Quickly I phoned my sister-in-law and suggested we invite all...

Oh, we talk about the best cold medications and if cherry cough syrup tastes better to kids than orange. We can recommend preschools and sneakers. But the hardest part of parenting is the least often discussed. The roughest aspect of being a parent is losing a child. Then we clam up. We don't want to hear. We are threatened. If her child died,...

Estate planning and choosing a guardian to take care of your children is difficult. It's not easy to think of anyone else raising your children, no matter how loving your family members or friends are. Yet, you can make a tremendous difference in your child's life by planning ahead.  And you have nothing to lose except a few moments thinking...