Sunday Conversations
Archive of conversations you may have missed, or wish to revisit.Do you hear what I hear? (week 1)
I love the Christmas song, "Do you hear what I hear?" Some people can only think of the late Bing Crosby when they hear this tune. This song was written by Noel Regney & Gloria Shayne, (who also wrote…Rain, Rain, go away...go figure). in 1962, during the Cuban...
read moreWHY-WHAT-STAY: from Cathy Tollefson
Cathy Tollefson from DaughterProject was with us this past weekend. She shared about what she's doing to prevent human trafficking. Here is a quick summary, plus a short inspirational word from here. Human Trafficking is one of the fastest growing crimes in Ontario....
read moreLimit-Less (Part 2)
In last week's conversation we felt like we hit a sweet spot…a bit of a nerve. You can check out the full recap (here). I'm guessing this is because many of us may be tired or burdened. Well of course we are…life is filled with heaviness and energy sucking activities....
read moreLimit-Less (part 1)
(this short video was shown before the talk started) Limits. Boundaries. Some people don’t like these two words because they make us feel restricted. Stuck. Constrained. Fenced in. Limited. We see those things as negative…like we’re being held back…or not allowed to...
read moreTHIS IS US: Jesus
What is at the centre of you? What pulls or drives you from the inside? Counsellors try and get inside our thoughts, our lives, our brokenness, to what’s really there. If you have a wise friend, they may ask you some questions that get to the heart of the matter. When...
read moreBrett Ullman Interview
This past week we interviewed Brett Ullman. Because of that we don't have a regular recap. However, We've listed the questions we posed to Brett, with a paraphrase of some of his responses. Also, for our small group discussion folks, their is a scripture text to read...
read moreTHIS IS US: COMMUNITY
Last week we started with saying a few Thank You's…(It was Canadian Thanksgiving) Sometimes, when given the opportunity to be grateful, we bring up ‘something’: job, money, car, experience - and that’s fair. However, if their was a poll, I really do think that...
read moreOverflowing with Thankfulness?
Can we say ‘thank you’ for days on a calendar? By that I mean, holi-days on the calendar? They seem to get us back to centre. They remind us of what’s important. They force us to rest? Holidays have a purpose…to re-centre us… Labour Day (grateful for the job you have)...
read moreTHIS IS US : created to create (good things)
Who’s your favourite artist? Maybe we should break it down to segments of art. Music, Poetry, Writing, Painting, Decorating, Fashion, Dance, etc. Bands/Artists you may know: U2? Ed Sheeran? Adele? Sting? Paul McCartny? Bands/Artists I know but you may not know: Foy...
read moreThis Is Us: character form-ing, becom-ing, chang-ing…
We long for special and profound ‘moments’ in our lives, but for some reason don’t really ever try and piece the moments together. Or, more importantly, we take in that moment, but don’t let it change and affect the moments that follow. Today we wanna talk about...
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