June (aka “the wedding month”) is only a few months away. If you are getting married this summer, there’s a good chance your wedding day is during the 6th month of the year, June is a popular month to get hitched. Regardless of when your wedding date is, it can always help to hear some advice from wise men... > more

Tags: darren hewer, humor, husbands, love, marriage, Men, relationships, sex and love, weddings, wives, Women

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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... > more

Tags: Claire Colivn, communication, connection, gold medal, hockey, involved, olympics, People, Shaun Smith, Sidney Crosby, sports, World

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Sixteen years old and in need of hope he was a hard-shelled kid from a tumultuous home. He had two brothers, four sisters, and a mom who worked three jobs to keep the family afloat. All he needed was hope. He and his oldest brother came to our student ministries group that Wednesday. On Thursday, he laid down in... > more

Tags: crave, faith, help, LIFE, Shaun Smith, suicide

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Losing in an Olympic event would be feel disappointing, to say the least. Losing due to a technicality, when you had the best time and were expected to win, would be even harder. Losing a gold medal because of a coach’s mistake? Devastating. That was exactly what Netherlands speed skater Sven Kramer faced at the 2010 Winter Olympics. As Kramer... > more

Tags: darren hewer, forgiveness, guilt, LIFE, Men, morality, olympics, relationships, Women

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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... > more

Tags: Culture, desire, destiny, erwin mcmanus, intimacy, soul cravings, World

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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... > more

Tags: 1972, destiny, Family, God, hockey, LIFE, marriage, Men, neal black, olympics, Paul Henderson, success, winning goal, Women, World

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The Winter Olympics have ended. 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 – ahead of the others. Vision and... > more

Tags: competition, goals, LIFE, Men, mike woodard, olympics, sports, vision, Women

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