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This week we will be showcasing some of the most popular articles of ChristianWeek history. This post was originally posted on January 16, 2016 but rings true today as well. There are only a few short days left for year-end…Read More→
Columns // From Charity to Justice0
I’ve been focusing a lot lately on the idea of joy. I’ve noted in my studies that the words ‘joy’ or ‘rejoice’ shows up throughout the entire Bible over 400 times, whereas the word ‘happy’ shows up only around 10…Read More→
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People who know me may have heard me talk about ‘polarity’ or ‘tension’ management. Really quickly, polarity management is about acknowledging that life and work are full of tensions that need to be managed. Like breathing, where the two seemingly…Read More→
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Well, it’s taken me a while to work through the meaning of the different letters in the word ‘H.O.M.E’. As a reminder, I’ve been writing a series of columns regarding our H.O.M.E vision at The Salvation Army’s Toronto Housing and…Read More→
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As a reminder, I’ve been writing a series about our vision and strategic direction at The Salvation Army Toronto Housing and Homeless supports which is summed up with one word: H. O. M. E. For this piece I’d like to focus on…Read More→
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As a reminder of my previous articles, I am writing a series about our strategic direction and vision at The Salvation Army Toronto Housing and Homeless Supports (www.torontohhs.org). That vision is summed up in one word; H.O.M.E. (Housing, Outcomes, Mission,…Read More→
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As I outlined in my last column, it is my conviction that all of us are on a journey towards home. At my workplace with The Salvation Army in our five downtown Toronto shelters (three shelters for men and two…Read More→
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I don’t know one single person that thinks that everything in their life is exactly the way they want it. There will always something we want that we think would make our lives at least a little better. It could…Read More→
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One of the programs we do in downtown Toronto is a shelter called Causeway. The idea for Causeway comes out of an ongoing awareness of and discontent with the fact that many of the men and women who leave shelters and…Read More→
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Here’s a practical reason why we should take the great commandments of loving God and loving our neighbors seriously. A story of a girl Let’s imagine a 13 year old girl growing up in a small town or city somewhere…Read More→