One Good Thing (#162): Building our capacity to remain calm (Mark 6)

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In the late 1800s, it was common for railway companies to plant formal gardens beside their stations. These gardens were filled with trees, shrubs, flowers, and fruit trees. Sometimes they also featured a kitchen garden growing lettuce, carrots, corn, and potatoes. Estevan’s Canadian Pacific Railway Garden was once located where Mid-City Plumbing and Heating is today. The purpose of these gardens was to show what the land could produce. After hours and sometimes days of riding across the featureless prairies, the railways wanted to show settlers the potential of their new home. The gardens showed what was possible and they encouraged the settlers to transform their own land and discover its potential too. Today’s verse acts similarly, in that it challenges us to find the potential in

Dark and Light

When you look out at the world, what do you see? Some see nothing but trouble and pain. They point to things like poverty, crime, problems with drugs and alcohol and marriage break-ups and say that the world is full of sadness and sorrow. Watch the news for even a half hour and you will get the idea that the world is a dark place. Others see nothing but good. They appreciate generous people in their community. They think about their friends and neighbours and smile. They marvel at the beauty of sunrises and stars at night. To them, the world is a bright and wonderful place. You may be surprised that the Bible supports both of these world views. On one hand it says things like, “Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the

New Article: The Power of Caring

In 2013, the town of High River, Alberta experienced one of the biggest floods in their history. Hardly a home or business escaped without damage. Things were so bad on the main street that even the radio station had to move to another town just to stay on the air. That move did not sit well with morning show host Jody Seeley. She did not like the idea of broadcasting about the community without being in it, so she came up with a plan. She convinced her bosses to create a mobile radio station in an enclosed trailer and had the trailer towed to a local restaurant called The Hitching Post. From that day on, Jody did her radio show from the parking lot of the restaurant. Next, she started what she called “Honks and Hugs”. The idea was that if you were alright and having a good day, you were to let he

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