Thank you for your deep dive into this text, Bev! It's so important to carefully study the Word of God to best understand what it means and how it can and should impact how we live.
Thank you for this reflection, Rob! One sentence especially stuck out to me: "Why does God write doubts into the stories of our lives? Doubt is the fuel of love." So often we choose to love despite our doubts. I think it's so important to accept the natural doubts that we all encounter and feel, and to learn and grow through those periods.
Thank you for all of your amazing work, Sandy! We're so thankful to have you on our team here at the CRCNA, and so thankful for all of the work you do to support local churches.
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Christian, thank you for sharing this timely reminder of our shared human heritage in the image of God. May it be a reminder for us all that each and every human we meet, regardless of whether or not we agree with what they say or do, carries the breath of our Creator.
Such a wonderful post, David! It's so true - just as we have been given a second chance in Christ's love, so we should extend that second chance to others. And often, it's not only someone else who benefits; we, too, benefit immensely from the new relationships that we can build.
Thank you for sharing this, Ron! It's a great perspective to think more "strategically" and toward the future of what we'd like our congregation and church to grow towards when going through the pastoral search process. It's also a great reminder that God is ultimately guiding the entire process and ministry of our churches, even when it feels like the nitty-gritty day-to-day is all-consuming.
James, thank you for expressing your concerns! For future note, all "official" CRC content is labelled as such and is posted from an official CRC account (typically this is the CRC Communications, Thrive, or Synod account). This post was written and posted by Christian and is labelled with his authorship. Here on the Network, we welcome a wide variety of content that engages with question of our shared faith and ministry, even if it doesn't precisely align with "official" CRC position statements.
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Thank you for your deep dive into this text, Bev! It's so important to carefully study the Word of God to best understand what it means and how it can and should impact how we live.
Posted in: Good Doubt Friday
Thank you for this reflection, Rob! One sentence especially stuck out to me: "Why does God write doubts into the stories of our lives? Doubt is the fuel of love." So often we choose to love despite our doubts. I think it's so important to accept the natural doubts that we all encounter and feel, and to learn and grow through those periods.
Posted in: Meet Your Customer Service Representative, Sandy Woo
Thank you for all of your amazing work, Sandy! We're so thankful to have you on our team here at the CRCNA, and so thankful for all of the work you do to support local churches.
Posted in: Six Streams for the Canadian National Gathering
Thanks for sharing this! What a great resource for Canadian churches and others who attend the Canadian National Gathering.
Posted in: Ten Years from Now
Ron, thank you so much for sharing your perspective!
Posted in: Getting the Whole Picture: A Missing Piece of the Women in Office Puzzle
Thank you for sharing this, Bev!
Posted in: Political Dehumanization as a Strategy of Power: A Theological and Pastoral Reading
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Posted in: Political Dehumanization as a Strategy of Power: A Theological and Pastoral Reading
Christian, thank you for sharing this timely reminder of our shared human heritage in the image of God. May it be a reminder for us all that each and every human we meet, regardless of whether or not we agree with what they say or do, carries the breath of our Creator.
Posted in: Slowing Down: Resources for Lent from the CICW
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Posted in: Changing Things
Such a wonderful post, David! It's so true - just as we have been given a second chance in Christ's love, so we should extend that second chance to others. And often, it's not only someone else who benefits; we, too, benefit immensely from the new relationships that we can build.
Posted in: "First Date" with a Prospective Pastor
Thank you for sharing this, Ron! It's a great perspective to think more "strategically" and toward the future of what we'd like our congregation and church to grow towards when going through the pastoral search process. It's also a great reminder that God is ultimately guiding the entire process and ministry of our churches, even when it feels like the nitty-gritty day-to-day is all-consuming.
Posted in: A Pastoral Statement on Venezuela, Justice, and Truth
James, thank you for expressing your concerns! For future note, all "official" CRC content is labelled as such and is posted from an official CRC account (typically this is the CRC Communications, Thrive, or Synod account). This post was written and posted by Christian and is labelled with his authorship. Here on the Network, we welcome a wide variety of content that engages with question of our shared faith and ministry, even if it doesn't precisely align with "official" CRC position statements.