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An Uncommon Grace

Posted on by Michael Rose
  The following is a scene from Les Miserables (1998) starring Liam Neeson.  In this clip we see an encounter between Neeson’s character Jean Valjean and a Bishop (Peter Vaughan).     Today, I can identify with Jean Valjean.  A person who sometimes feels there is just no other way or just simply doesn’t have…
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Rest: Psalm 16

Posted on by Michael Rose
A five minute retreat reflecting on Psalm 16 and the faithfulness of God. This faithfulness is a place of rest. Reflect upon Psalm 16 and allow the music and the simple landscape to stir gratitude and a sense of the Fathers love for you. Music by Andre’ Lefebvre – Soaking.net. Used with Permission.    
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Check your Luggage!

Posted on by Michael Rose
As a family, we enjoy road trips.  We like adventuring out to a Kite festival or a vacation destination or just to tour the back-water places of western Canada and the United States.  They are wonderful adventures and along with discovering a lot of interesting things (like carpolite a.k.a petrified dinosaur poo!)  and people, we…
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Change is a Process

Posted on by Michael Rose
As leaders, we need to come to grips with the fact that everything is in a process of change continually; as we live life, build, create, sell or renovate things are changing.  Even when things are left alone, the reality is they too change, they decay, time has a way of changing everything!  To come to…
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The Gift of God Now

Posted on by Michael Rose
Sitting in a local Starbucks writing an article about listening and how multi-tasking and the constant drone of noise bombards our auditory sensibilities.  I am aware of the Muzak on the speakers over head, the banter among employees and the dings, bing’s and chimes of my iPhone beside me. Oops – what’s that?  I have…
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Really Listening

Posted on by Michael Rose
Seems to be a theme in my life these days – learning to listen well. Even when we do this well, we can always learn to listen better.  I have written about learning to be present in the moment in other posts but specifically I want to explore the aspect of listening. Listening, truly listening…
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Cross of Christ

Random Thoughts: Community

Posted on by Michael Rose
A random snippet reflecting on Ephesians 2 and Galatian 3 as it pertains to Unity and Kingdom Community. How in Christ, we are one. The basis of our Kingdom membership is Christ alone and as God forms community on this basis, communities who live love, we become a sign and wonder of the Kingdom of…
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Loving Yourself: Forgiveness

Posted on by Michael Rose
Rhythms of the Heart – Video– We are encouraged to love our neighbour as ourselves (Mark 12:30-31) but what if we don’t love ourselves? Jesus also taught after the last supper with His friends that we need to love each other as He loved us (John 13:34-35). One key way in which Jesus loves us is through…
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Spiritual Formation

Posted on by Michael Rose
Spiritual formation is the continuing response to the reality of God’s grace shaping us into the likeness of Jesus Christ, through the work of the Holy Spirit. This is in a community of faithful, forgiving friends who are on the similar journey – the Church (however it looks).   This is a life long journey,…
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