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Mind the Gap

Mind the Gap
Have you ever wrestled with the way you wished things were and the way they actually are?  If you are like me, there is a tendency to go one of two ways: get cynical and wash my hands of it all or to the other extreme where I bury my head in the proverbial sand and…
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It Cuts Both Ways

It Cuts Both Ways
"So, how did you find yourself living in Arizona?" I asked the twenty-something year old during a recent visit to the United States.   She took a deep breath and told me that she and her family are Muslim and lived in Bosnia during the war which saw the country torn apart by terrible conflict…
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Outcast outside of Us Calls forth the Outcast within Us

Outcast outside of Us Calls forth the Outcast within Us
Dean Brackley, SJ was an American Jesuit who started his career in education, a community organizer working for social justice in El Salvador. Brackley volunteered to go to the University of Central America in 1989, shortly after the murder of six Jesuits, their housekeeper and her daughter.  In addition to his academic responsibilities, he also did pastoral work in a poor…
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All about Heart :: Michael Rose

All about Heart :: Michael Rose
Meet Michael Rose, the founder and Director of IamSignificant.ca.  In this short video Michael introduces IamSignificant.ca at it's very foundations- Heart.  Michael gives a brief overview of the resources available with IamSignificant.ca and also explains Christian Life Coaching and Spiritual Direction for cultivating more, vibrant meaningful lives.  Get a fuller picture of the heart that infuses IamSignificant.ca and…
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Pointing to the Moon

Pointing to the Moon
There is an old story about a fella illustrating the difference between spirituality and religion. He used the picture of a hand pointing to the moon. He said spirituality is the pointing to the moon where religion is more concerned with the hand. How is the hand pointing? What finger is being used? What color is the…
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A Gift from my 4 year old – Parenting

A Gift from my 4 year old – Parenting
One of the great things in my life is parenting my children.  There have been seasons in my life though where I had missed the reality of that in my life.  It wasn’t that my guys were hellions, for I can’t remember a day when I wished I had never had them, but there were sadly,…
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The Great Find – Self-Discovery

The Great Find – Self-Discovery
One of the greatest adventures that many undertake is the journey of discovering who they really are as a person.  Socrates, the ancient Greek philosopher, said that the unexamined life is a waste of life itself but what does this really mean?  After all, we know what we like, what we think ... don't we?…
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Gifts,Talents, and Christian Community

Gifts,Talents, and Christian Community
Cultivating Christian community has been a wonderful journey for our Amadeo community. We have let go of some things that we think have been unhelpful to vibrant Christian community. We have picked a few of those things up again for a time and a purpose - and then laid them aside again. While this has…
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3 Lies That Keep Us Running: Chronic Busyness

3 Lies That Keep Us Running: Chronic Busyness
Talk to almost anyone these days, ask how they're doing and one of the first couple of words will be: busy!  Daily life in North America is lived at a blinding pace and being chronically busy seems to be the norm.  However many are desiring to take a big step off the "busy" treadmill to take…
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Where’s Waldo?

2009 Classic Media Distribution Ltd. One of the richest things for me the past while has been learning to see God in all things. I have to admit some days I am blind as a bat and finding God in some things is like a brutal "Where's Waldo" puzzle. If you have ever seen a…
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