Speaker: Matthew Ruttan
February 11, 2018
“Hurt people hurt people.” That’s what someone said who was setting up a help centre for at-risk youth. He meant that when you experience deep hurt in your life, you often continue those patterns of...
When you don’t love other people
Speaker: Matthew Ruttan
February 04, 2018
“Christian Atheism.” I know, it’s a strange phrase. Isn’t Christianity the opposite of atheism? Well, you’re right. It should be. On February 4 at Westminster we started a series called “Christian Atheism: Saying you believe...
Speaker: Matthew Ruttan
January 28, 2018
Justin Trudeau, Donald Trump, Kathleen Wynne. Politics and government are in the news a lot these days. People are polarized. Civility and common sense can seem scarce. It’s easy to get cynical. Especially when the...
Speaker: Matthew Ruttan
January 21, 2018
John Rockefeller was asked, “How much money does it take to satisfy a man?” He replied, “Just a little bit more.” His answer was insightful—not only about how many people think about money, but about...
Speaker: Matthew Ruttan
January 14, 2018
Madonna was very honest in an interview with Vogue Magazine. She said she feels mediocre and uninteresting unless she keeps doing new things to prove she’s special. “Because even though I have become somebody,” she...
Speaker: Matthew Ruttan
January 07, 2018
“Keeping up with the Joneses” is an expression that has to do with how you think you’re measuring up (and “keeping up”) with the people around you. It has to do with comparison. Let’s be...
Speaker: Matthew Ruttan
December 25, 2017
Have you noticed? The world is troubled. There are political tensions, a lot of anxiety, and depression is increasing. And in the midst of it all many people suffer from a ‘crisis of purpose’ and...