All Episodes
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God's Ultimate Masterpiece
What do you see when you look in the mirror? Do you love the image staring back at you, or do you only see all the flaws and shortcomings? When we focus on our errors ...
Protection Plan
It's a classic movie scene: the plane is going down, and as a last resort, the otherwise agnostic character suddenly prays to God for help. What is it about being in t...
The Fine Print On Forgiveness
The "Jesus Prayer" is one of the most commonly recited prayers around the world. It simply asks, "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner." For many ...
Your Wish List
Have you ever secretly prayed to win the lottery, get a promotion, or have your favourite sports team win? When we pray, the Bible tells us, "ask and it shall be given...
My Way Or The Highway
We often view prayer as a way of persuading God to act on our behalf, to see things from our perspective, solve our problems, and steer our circumstances. It's almost ...
Hello: My Name Is...
It's natural to want to make a name for yourself. Our name represents who we are, our reputation, our character, and status. For instance, God is called by many names:...
The Grand Invitation
What would it look like if nobody was lonely? What would it be like if everyone in our neighbourhoods, schools, sports teams, families, and churches felt like they bel...
Thinking Orange
In our relationships, the opportunity to invest in the life of a child is so important. The job of parents is to provide for physical, mental, and emotional needs, but...
Seeing Ourselves Like Jesus
Some of us feel like the job of inviting and including people into our social circle is best left to someone else: the extravert, the people person, or the leader-type...
Seeing Others Like Jesus
There are many things that get in the way of including people in our lives. If we're honest, we all have a tendency to make judgments on the people around us, and thes...
The God Of Inclusion
The heart of God pursues us, invites us, and includes us in an incredible way of life; a life of freedom, abundance, and purpose. In fact, God won't stop at anything t...
Our Fasting
We live like no one ever has. We have so much at our fingertips: so much food, entertainment, technology, information, and choice. So much of everything. It's hard to ...
Our Praying
It's better to give than to receive, especially when other people notice, isn't it? Whether it's the name on a new building, a plaque on the wall, a "thank you" in a s...
Our Giving
It's better to give than to receive, especially when other people notice, isn't it? Whether it's the name on a new building, a plaque on the wall, a "thank you" in a s...
An Untraditional Christmas
The Christmas season is full of traditions. From trimming the tree to putting up lights, from carolling with neighbours to attending the office party, from baking ging...
Keep Your Enemies Closer
At some level, everybody has an "us" and "them" reality. There are people who are "for" me, that have my back and are in my corner, and there are people who are "again...
The Extra Mile
Have you ever been hurt by someone so badly that you just had to have revenge? Because of the way you were treated, the only restitution was to get back at them in the...
Nothing But The Truth
Are you an honest person? I think most of us would say we are. But what if truth telling isn't as common as we'd like to think? One study suggests that the average per...
Unbroken Homes
Despite the feeling we get from the average romantic comedy, falling in love is hard. But staying in love is an accomplishment of epic proportions. Anyone who's been i...
Leaving Fantasyland
"Sex sells." In our day, that phrase is less of a marketing truism, and more of a philosophy of life. It's what it means to live in the Western world. We're a sexual c...
Anger Management
Many of us live with tension-filled relationships. Someone has hurt you and the wound festers. Someone has misunderstood you and nurses a grudge. Or you've accidentall...
Wholehearted Religion
Imagine the most religious person you know, someone you look up to because of how good and devout they are. What is it about them that you admire? Maybe it's their vas...
The Hope Of The World
We believe that Jesus is the hope of the world and that He is bringing this hope to the world through the local church. It's an incredible adventure that is for you, m...
We're The Same
It's easy to find ourselves using "us" and "them" language when we think about different people. Too often we can find ourselves using this language as it relates to t...
I Choose Thankful
In both the good and the bad, and the ups and the downs, we are faced with a choice. We can become bitter and entitled, or we can choose contentment and gratitude. Tog...
Enough
Most of us in Niagara probably consider ourselves to be somewhere in the middle class. We've generally got what we need, but often feel like we could use a little more...
Setting Goals
A life of fitness demands commitment, and there's no greater way to solidify our commitment than to go public with it. When we set big, audacious goals and declare the...
Training Together
When it comes to getting in shape, training partners are critical to success. When you train by yourself, you limit your transformation to your own ability, performanc...
Developing Disciplines
Anyone who has tried to lose a few pounds knows that it takes discipline. Discipline to stop eating certain foods and start eating others. Discipline to get off the co...
Getting Serious
We live in a culture that tends to value a healthy lifestyle. People spend time and money at the gym, on diet programs, in exercise regimes, all in an effort to get in...
