by Renee Embree | Dec 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
I have been thinking how we have made Christmas a very exclusive time – we like to huddle. We huddle together with immediate family, we huddle with other Christians, we huddle with people who are “like us”, we huddle in couples and we huddle inside from the cold. We... by Renee Embree | Dec 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
Kids can be some of our toughest critics. Are you ready to welcome them to your church this Christmas?Our churches have such an opportunity during the Christmas season and especially during Christmas Eve services to welcome new faces – whether they’re dragged their by... 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...