by Renee Embree | Dec 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
How someone waits tells you a lot about the person.How you wait tells you a lot about yourself.Watch the waiting –Do we try to rush the waiting?Try to argue why our wait should be shortened?Try to skip steps?Take matters into our own hands?In who or what do we put our... by Renee Embree | Nov 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
Everywhere I go lately I mention the book Growing Young by Kara Powell, Jake Mulder, and Brad Griffin.It is my new favourite book.I sincerely hope we pay it ample attention and work at applying it in Atlantic Canada.It is a great tool to help us bridge generation gaps... by Renee Embree | Nov 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
I am clearly not an American. Nor am I someone who has been very engaged in politics either nationally or internationally. So I am surprising myself as much as anyone in writing this blog today. I’m writing because personally, and I believe collectively, we are all... by Renee Embree | Nov 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
This is an adaptation of a devotional I gave recently to a group of Canadian Baptist leaders from across our country in Montreal. I’ve tweaked it some to apply to a broader scope of us – leaders in ministry, businesses, schools, teams and families.I am amazed that the... by Renee Embree | Oct 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
Have you ever felt a strong nudge, seemingly out of nowhere, to do something, talk to someone or serve someone?It is a nudge, in the moment, that often spurs the thought “I should go talk to them”, “I should go help them.”What would happen to our neighbourhoods if we...