Opening the Door

Opening the Door

– Andy Wade – I try to keep this side of my life hidden. I'm not sure what it says about me and, quite honestly, I don't really want to know. And yet Lent is a time of exposure. As I open the garage door of my soul, I peer inside, immediately confronted with a jumbled mess. I have a choice, ...

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The Art of Healthcare

The Art of Healthcare

-- Andy Wade -- Christine put me on to this news piece (below) about how art is being used creatively as a means of barter for healthcare. Both my children have spent multiple hours in hospitals for various surgeries and I have to say, the artistic creativity in the hallways and waiting rooms was often whimsical and uplifting during some rather ...

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We’re Ready For Lent – Are You?

We’re Ready For Lent – Are You?

-- Christine Sine -- Recently I discovered the Japanese art of Kintsugi in which ceramics are mended with resin infused with gold powder. The repair highlights the brokenness, creating a transformed item of great beauty. It reminded me of the transformation God wants to accomplish as we journey with Christ towards the Cross. The beauty emerges only when we recognize something is ...

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Wait for it…

Wait for it...

– Andy Wade – Hello, your call is important to us. We will take your call in the order received. Your average wait time is approximately... Do you like waiting? I sure hope so because you do a lot of it! (I believe these are all statistics from the USA) Waiting in general (overall) 45-62 minutes each day – for an average lifespan ...

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Have You Tried Turning it Off and On Again?

Have You Tried Turning it Off and On Again?

-- Andy Wade -- Sequestered deep in the bowels of the basement, far away from the "normal people" in the corporate tower above, the IT Crowd trouble-shoots the many computer related problems that plague their distant work associates. As is often the case, most of these problems can be solved by one simple act. The IT Crowd is one of my favourite ...

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Unlearn, Learn and Relearn

Unlearn, Learn and Relearn

-- Christine Sine -- Tom and I have just returned from two wonderful weeks in Australia with my family and friends. This has been a very important trip for me, reinforcing the importance of my biological family and also of the country of my birth. However I also know that the sense of identity I gain from my biological family is ...

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Gasping for Life

Gasping for Life

– Andy Wade – “Oh God!” Ninety feet underwater I found myself coughing water and grasping for my breathing device. Panic would be an understatement. Hours of training in basic SCUBA, countless dives, and now on one of my certification dives for NAUI Sport Diver, I found myself on the face of an underwater cliff that dropped off into darkness... and ...

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The Long View

The Long View

– Andy Wade – Who do you think Paul is, anyway? Or Apollos, for that matter? Servants, both of us—servants who waited on you as you gradually learned to entrust your lives to our mutual Master. We each carried out our servant assignment. I planted the seed, Apollos watered the plants, but God made you grow. It’s not the one who plants or ...

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Food, Faith, and God’s Good Creation

January 20, 2014
Lenten Rose

– Andy Wade – In Sabbath experience, the deep meaning of creation is revealed as the freedom of each creature to realize its God-given potential, and in that freedom to offer its worship back to God. — Norman Wirzba In preparation for writing with Christine Sine the sequel to her book, To Garden with God, […]

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Getting Ready for Lent & Easter

January 16, 2014
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Join us on a Lenten Journey Mustard Seed Associates is excited to announce new resources for the upcoming season of Lent. These resources include: Lenten devotional - A Journey Into Wholeness: Soul Travel from Lent to Easter, a blog series by the same name   a pre-Lent retreat, Return to Our Senses In Lent and a new […]

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East Meets West

January 6, 2014
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– Andy Wade – As many Christians around the globe take down their Christmas decorations and prepare for Epiphany, millions of other Christians around the globe are just putting up their trees and decorations for Christmas. Today, Christians who follow the Gregorian calendar celebrate Epiphany, the day we remember both the Gentile Magi from the […]

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We Have Come and Seen Now Let’s Go and Tell Others

January 6, 2014
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It is hard to believe that we have entered 2014 and that the season of Epiphany is upon us. This is the season in which we are encouraged to come and see, come and follow, go and tell others. As followers of Christ we are invited to reveal him to others through our words and […]

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It Begins at Home

January 2, 2014
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– Andy Wade – Recently I posted as somewhat cynical comment on Facebook regarding an event in the news, expressing some frustration. In response, a friend asked the question, “How do we effect change among…? Heck, how do I effect MORE change in myself?” Those questions stirred within me as I wrote a more cool-headed, […]

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Naming Jesus

January 1, 2014
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– Christine Sine – Today, on the liturgical calendar, is the day we celebrate the circumcision of Christ.  Since our cultures are more squeamish than were those of our ancestors, modern calendars usually list it as the feast of the Holy Name of Jesus. Just like every Jewish boy, Jesus was circumcised and formally named […]

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No Fear in Love

December 30, 2013
Saint Anysia

– Andy Wade – Earlier today I posted about the motivation factor of fear. I ended that post with a quote from 1 John, “perfect love casts out fear”. But what does this “perfect love” look like? While there are many examples of love throughout church history, today is the feast day of Saint Anysia […]

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Fearful Love?

December 30, 2013
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– Andy Wade – Finding ourselves in the Feast of the Holy Innocents How does one wrap their mind around the atrocity of King Herod’s slaughter of the innocents? Fear of losing power led him to order the killing of all males two years old and younger. Fear, is a powerful motivator, driving many of us […]

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Christmas, Day Three

December 27, 2013
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– Andy Wade – This third day of Christmas is traditionally the Feast Day of St. John, Apostle and Evangelist (and not a bad writer either!) It was St. John who penned: The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. He was in the world, and though the world was […]

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Dying for Change

December 26, 2013
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– Andy Wade – Today, the second day of Christmas, we celebrate St. Stephen, the first martyr of the church and, in the Orthodox Church (Julian calendar), the Theotokos, Mary, and her role as “Mother of God”. On Christmas Eve I wrote a short piece on the birthing of God within us. Mary’s part in […]

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