By: Rosie Y. Today’s sermon topic at church was about privilege and entitlement. The speaker explained that one sign of privilege is that you don’t even realize you’re privileged – for example, living in a world where things are mostly designed for right-handed people. That’s great for right-handed people, not so great for left-handed people...Continue Reading
By Rosie Y. I confess that the previous night, I went out for Japanese omakase (tasting menu), an 8-course meal that completely stuffed us. It wasn’t planned that way, but it’s ironic that I would begin my GLC fast with an extravagant dinner of abundant and delicious food. By contrast, here’s what I’ll be eating...Continue Reading
By: Rosie Y. Tomorrow is the first day of my GLC (Guatemalan Life Challenge) week! If you haven’t already heard about this, please check out my prayer letter and my fundraising web page. I’ll be sharing more about this experience, and what led me to undertake this, throughout the week – so stay tuned! Please also...Continue Reading
By: Tony That’s the fear we all seem to have, and not without its reasons. Over a million dollars to build, taking more years than we thought to finish, all happening while we struggle to keep our church going. Our uncertainty is now compounded with our decision to borrow money from our church membership and...Continue Reading
By: Pastor Sam In my late teens, I went to my first NHL game watching the Leafs play against the Senators at the Corel Centre (now Scotiabank Place). After seeing professional hockey live, I found it difficult to go back to just watching on TV or listening to the play-by-play on the radio. On TV,...Continue Reading
By: Imelda When people ask me why I’m leaving Toronto again, I sometimes joke that moving so often as a child has made me restless. However, the real reason is that I have been following a series of promptings and the doors have simply opened outside my hometown. Each move has been a mini leap...Continue Reading
By: Pastor Sam Christmas at ET in the past has been filled with frantic emails to tri-congregational committees about setting up our crowded Inner Court celebration, scarily standing on top of a ladder putting up the Christmas photo board at the last minute, and standing in line at T&T buying all the cake loaves they...Continue Reading
By: Pastor Sam As 2014 winds down, let us pray through Psalm 148:1-6: Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise him in the heights! Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his hosts! Praise him, sun and moon, praise him, all you shining stars! Praise him, you highest heavens, and you...Continue Reading
By: Rosie Note from the Editor: This is a sneak peak at the Missions Committee’s newsletter that’s coming out in the new year. ~~~~~~~~~~~ “Never forget that I love you very much.” Words that I never expected to hear from a girl I met only a week earlier in Guatemala. Despite not speaking the same...Continue Reading
By: Annie I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me. ~ Matthew 25:40, NIV A couple of weeks ago, different news outlets quietly mentioned that Canadians were giving more. BMO had commissioned a poll that found charitable giving had increased 8%. ...Continue Reading
