Words of Healing, Words of Hope

Words of Healing, Words of Hope

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Wycliffe Bible Translators’ work spreads the healing and transformative word of God throughout the world. Continue reading

Brian Doerksen: Why Words Matter

Brian Doerksen: Why Words Matter

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Juno award winning singer/songwriter Brian Doerksen explores the many ways that words can make an impact, as he reflects on their power, and his own relationship with words. At one time he “lost” his words, but then rediscovered ancient expressions of faith and lament in the Psalms that brought him new inspiration. Continue reading

Theatre Review: Miracle Worker

Theatre Review: Miracle Worker

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Meg Konditi reviews Miracle Worker, Rosebud Theatre’s poignant play about the life of Helen Keller, a deaf, blind girl trapped alone in darkness and silence until a young teacher miraculously breaks through. Continue reading

The Language of Grief

The Language of Grief

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How do we give support to people in profound grief? The founder of Alberta Health Services’ Grief Support Program, Pastor Bob Glasgow, helps us find words of love and healing. Continue reading

Valentine for Ernest Mann

Valentine for Ernest Mann

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Passionate and prolific poet Naomi Shihab Nye gives us this delightful look about poems hidden and poems found. Continue reading

Journey Through Dementia: My Mother’s Words

Journey Through Dementia: My Mother’s Words

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Through story and art, Faye Hall brings us her mother’s harrowing journey through paranoid dementia in this powerful new book. Continue reading

I am Immigrant

I am Immigrant

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ESL instructor Katarzyna Czyz writes about the difficulties and strengths of her students living in a new country where they do not speak the language. Continue reading

Quotations: Gathered Wisdom

Quotations: Gathered Wisdom

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Laura Locke, our editor and a self-confessed quotations freak, shares some favourite quotes that continue to feed her soul. Continue reading

Film Review – Letters to Father Jacob

Film Review – Letters to Father Jacob

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Bill Locke reviews Letters to Father Jacob, a film from Finland that teams up two unlikely protagonists in a moving story of redemption and hope. Continue reading

Featured Artist: Rob Hudec

Featured Artist: Rob Hudec

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Kolbe Times’ featured artist for this month is Rob Hudec, a talented singer and guitarist from Medicine Hat. Continue reading