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Mar 2017
I turned 40 today. That means I’ve been alive for 1,261,440,000 seconds. Not that anyone’s counting. Based on the latest life expectancy stats, I’m a little over half way through the journey on this little planet called earth. And I’m okay with that. People will inevitably approach their own mortality in different ways. For me, as I’ve come to know the counter-cultural teachings of Jesus, I’ve discovered that death......
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Give a Gift of Kindness – February’s Orange Idea
Westminster’s “Orange Idea” is a monthly, family-friendly, 1-page resource to help you live out your faith at home. But what is “Orange,” you might ask? As Julie and Matthew explained, it’s not just a colour—it’s...
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The lesson my kids have to keep teaching me
If you’re like me and have young children, it can be easy to think you have it all figured out. We can pronounce “hyperbole,” play videos on a machine the size of our hand,...
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Confident Convictions Questions
By Matthew Ruttan Why do you believe what you do? No, seriously, why? I’m not talking about someone else’s reason, or what you think the “right” reason is. What is the real reason? Your...
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Is The Bible Reliable?
By Matthew Ruttan January 2017 You can hear the full podcast that discussed the brochure/blog below here: “Confident Convictions” Introduction The Bible is the world’s best seller. It’s also the most shop-lifted! It’s been...
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January’s Orange Idea – Make a Family Resolution!
Westminster’s “Orange Idea” is a monthly, family-friendly, 1-page resource to help you live out your faith at home. But what is “Orange,” you might ask? As Julie and Matthew explained, it’s not just a colour—it’s...
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The One Word That Summarizes 2016 at Westminster (Our Annual Year-In-Review)
The closing days of December are a good time to look back on 2016 to see what kind of a year it was. This past week I heard one commentator reflect on all the...
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Answering Your Most Popular Questions About Christmas
Is there a historical basis for Santa? Who were the wise men? Was Jesus actually born on December 25? Every year in December I start to get questions about Christmas. Why? Because I’m a...
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Did Jesus Really Exist? – My response to the strange claims of Maclean’s magazine
I’ve had a burden on my soul since Easter. That was when—just days prior to the biggest Christian holiday of the year—Maclean’s Magazine published an article calling the existence of Jesus into question despite...
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New Song – “From Heaven to Earth”
I love writing, and that includes song-writing. There’s just something about the combination of melody and lyrics. Music can inspire dreams because it puts wings on words. I don’t write as many songs as...
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