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  • Helping kids grow in faith at home through little habits - Ep 242

    Helping kids grow in faith at home through little habits - Ep 242
    2025/03/20
    Christie Thomas is an author, parent and children’s ministry leader in Alberta (littleshootsdeeproots.com). Her latest book Little Habits, Big Faith: How Simple Practices Help Your Family Grow in Jesus was published by NavPress in 2024. She chatted with Bill Fledderus about how parents can help plant seeds of faith and help them grow in our children.Little Habits, Big Faith (https://www.navpress.com/p/little-habits-big-faith/9781641587679, https://amzn.to/4hhp0OU)Her new podcast has the same name as her website Little Shoots, Deep Roots. She’s also on YouTube as BedtimeDevoMama
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    34 分
  • Journalism serving the Church: Reflecting on the past 12 years at Faith Today - Ep. 241

    Journalism serving the Church: Reflecting on the past 12 years at Faith Today - Ep. 241
    2025/01/30
    The hosts of the Faith Today Podcast -- Karen Stiller and Bill Fledderus -- sit together to reflect on their personal highlights of hosting the podcast and preparing Faith Today magazine editorials over the years.
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    31 分
  • When Pastors Work too Much - Ep. 240

    When Pastors Work too Much - Ep. 240
    2025/01/16
    Workaholism in pastors is a form of spiritual dysfunction. It's also deeply rooted in the life and work of pastors and the expectations of many churches. Dysfunction in the Name of Jesus: Confronting the Idol of Pastoral Workaholism is a new book, edited by James Ellis III, releasing early in 2025. Ellis is an author, seminary professor and a pastor, who has served in Canada and the US, in various churches and chaplaincy roles. In this conversation with Karen Stiller and Sammy Kyreme, Ellis unpacks the roots of workaholism and how pastors and churches can work together to keep everyone healthier. Visit James' website: https://www.jamesellis3.com
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    43 分
  • Michael Messenger of World Vision on good work and big life changes - Ep. 239

    Michael Messenger of World Vision on good work and big life changes - Ep. 239
    2024/12/19
    How do we make big life changes? How is our purpose bigger than our job? Michael Messenger has travelled the world doing very good work, leading one of Canada's largest Christian charities. Messenger is now moving onto new things and a new season. He invites us into his process of discernment and reflection about making significant life changes. Messenger speaks openly with host Karen Stiller about making big changes and hearing God's call on our lives in different seasons.
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    38 分
  • What Will a Healthy and Vibrant Canadian Church Look like in Ten Years? - Ep. 238

    What Will a Healthy and Vibrant Canadian Church Look like in Ten Years? - Ep. 238
    2024/12/12
    Host Karen Stiller moderates a discussion among church specialists EFC President David Guretzki, Tyndale Intercultural Ministries Centre director Dorothy Pang and Dr. Lee Beach from McMaster Divinity College. The episode also features a Q&A session that took place as part of the event held at Evangel Temple, in October 2024.
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  • Faith in the world of journalism and media - Ep 237

    Faith in the world of journalism and media - Ep 237
    2024/11/29
    John Longhurst has written a faith column for the Winnipeg Free Press for 20 years, and a book of his selected columns was recently published by Canadian Mennonite University Press. The title: Can Robots Love God and Be Saved? A Journalist Reports About Faith.
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    44 分
  • What we can do about poverty in Canada - Ep 236

    What we can do about poverty in Canada - Ep 236
    2024/11/14
    Angie Peters is the president and CEO of Yonge Street Mission and author of the new book Just Act: We Are the Solution to Poverty. The book is an inspirational guide for people, businesses and community organizations concerned about poverty but feeling hopeless about their ability to make any meaningful difference. Peters shows us all where to begin. Her own personal story reflects her main proposition: “Poverty ended for my family in one generation because of the intervention of ordinary people who cared.”The book answers major questions about poverty, defines the problem, presents inspirational true stories, informs about effective initiatives, and addresses barriers to success. It provides insights deeply rooted in the lived experience of poverty and from system-wide collaborative work with leaders across all industries. Finally, it delivers a set of practical steps that individuals, community organizations, and businesses can develop as a measurable one-year personal or corporate action plan to leverage their unique skills and resources to impact poverty, changing lives in ways that will ripple throughout generations.Details and ordering: https://castlequaybooks.com/products/just-actBio: https://www.ysm.ca/leadership/angie-peters/
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    36 分
  • Book of Common Prayer and writing obituaries - Ep 235

    Book of Common Prayer and writing obituaries - Ep 235
    2024/11/01
    Have you ever felt like connecting with God was difficult? Our guest Julie Lane-Gay explains how simple praying with the Book of Common Prayer can be. She shares stories from her own personal journey with prayer and faith, as well as tips for getting started with the Book of Common Prayer for all Evangelicals. As a bonus conversation, hosts Karen Stiller and Sammy Kyereme talk with Lane-Gay about another part of her work- writing obituaries for others.You can read more insights from Lane-Gay’s latest book, The Riches of Your Grace: Living in the Book of Common Prayer(2024).Julie Lane-Gay is a writer and editor in Vancouver, BC. Her work has appeared in a range of publications including Reader's Digest, Fine Gardening, Faith Today, Anglican Planet, and The Englewood Review of Books. She teaches occasional courses at Regent College and en, dits the college's journal, . She lives with her husband, Craig, in Vancouver, British Columbia, and is active in her local Anglican church.To read Julie’s work with Fine Gardening: https://www.finegardening.com/author/julie-lane-gay“The Riches of Your Grace” book: https://www.amazon.ca/Riches-Your-Grace-Living-Common/dp/1514008165
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    37 分