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When You Can’t Live Up To Expectations

Posted: November 5, 2014

But recently I’ve been struggling with something terrible, and deflating:I just can’t live up to my own expectations of myself. I wrote an article that was posted here about clothes, where our clothes come from, and an encouragement to be smart shoppers that make wise choices.  Then I bought some new clothes from a big store. I let myself down.

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Worship Resources for Refugee Justice

Posted: November 5, 2014

The following prayers and litanies are only a sample of the resources available from the new Refugee Justice toolkit. Want more?

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Listening at the Margins

Posted: November 5, 2014

As people, we naturally gravitate toward those similar to ourselves. It’s simple, easy and it’s comfortable.

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Listening for the Gifts of Persons with Disabilities

Posted: November 5, 2014

I’ve started seeing news and life a little differently since my youngest daughter was born with Down Syndrome. In fact, I am even doing theology differently.

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Nikes as Bridges

Posted: November 5, 2014

I’m no art critic, much less a patron of the arts, but on the principle that even a blind squirrel finds an occasional nut, I managed to stumble across Jungen’s striking work.

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Smiles and Tears at the Indigenous Family Centre

Posted: October 10, 2014

We knew the basics; we knew would be staying at the Indigenous Family Center (IFC) in the north end of Winnipeg, we knew we would be helping around the community, and we knew that we wanted to make a difference in the lives of those we served. What we certainly didn’t expect, was that they would also make a difference in our lives.

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Changing the Climate

Posted: October 6, 2014

While I was a student at Calvin College, one of the things I both enjoyed and struggled with was learning about different issues that related to international development.

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I Have a Confession

Posted: October 3, 2014

I have a confession: I talk about my congressperson more than I talk to my congressperson. I talk about politics more than I participate in politics.

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Do Justice and Faith Go Together?

Posted: September 29, 2014

Despite the variety of ways in which CRC members in Canada understand justice, there is a strong consensus that doing justice is an important – even essential – part of Christian faith.

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MMIW: One Indigenous Woman's Perspective

Posted: September 26, 2014

These are the kinds of conversations Aboriginal women are having. It is not normal and shouldn’t be routine. It is scary but necessary. Do other women have to have these conversations?

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