A Parable
Once there was a wealthy business man who passed away. People knew him as an upright entrepreneur, a leader who served in a mid-level political role, and a man of character. He was well loved and it was expected that many would attend his funeral and speak of his kindness to others, his generous gifts…
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Listen here. Read about how the song came to be here. Words and Music by Dan Haseltine, Steve Mason, Mark Odmark, Charlie Lowell©1994Bridge Building Music/Pogostick Music (BMI) Convinced of my deceptionI’ve always been a foolI fear this love reactionJust like you said I would A rose could never lieAbout the love it bringsAnd I could…
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(Words and Music by Mike Charko and Keith Shields – SOCAN 2011) Listen to the recording of this song here. I sat down on my front step And I strummed my old guitarI wrote a song to make you laughI knew it would go far Usher saw me playing thereHe said, “You’re gonna be a…
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Two articles published online last week stood in stark contrast to each other. The press release from the Mercer survey reported that Vancouver, British Columbia is once again in the top five most liveable cities in the world.1 Vancouver has ranked as high as number one in previous surveys and is always in the top…
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Advent is a time when we look forward to the coming of salvation. We light candles that glimmer with a faint light as if we are seeing the “light of the world” from a far off distance. We recognize that before the coming of Jesus the world was truly in darkness. We must not too…
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