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    Finding Sabbath this Summer
    Christina Van Starkenburg
    • Jul 23, 2020
    • 1 min

    Finding Sabbath this Summer

    With everything going on in the world today, vacation may either be at the forefront of your thoughts or the farthest thing from your...
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    Redefining Retirement
    Christina Van Starkenburg
    • May 22, 2020
    • 1 min

    Redefining Retirement

    From the earliest days, it was clear that COVID-19 would make a significant impact on the lives of people in their retirement years. For...
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    Hospitality Primer: Seven practices to love your neighbour where they are and where you are.
    Christina Van Starkenburg
    • Apr 14, 2020
    • 1 min

    Hospitality Primer: Seven practices to love your neighbour where they are and where you are.

    Loving those around you, isn’t always the easiest or most comfortable, but it isn't something we should put off until later.
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    Humble Hospitality: Showing up for your neighbour.
    Christina Van Starkenburg
    • Apr 14, 2020
    • 2 min

    Humble Hospitality: Showing up for your neighbour.

    “There is nothing greater than giving people space to be,” says Nicola Bartel, executive director at Mercy Canada. "That's the love of God."
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    Beyond Youth Group
    Christina Van Starkenburg
    • Aug 1, 2019
    • 2 min

    Beyond Youth Group

    When a child or adult is baptised in the Christian Reformed Church (CRC) the congregation is usually asked a question in addition to the...
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    What I Didn’t Know About Prayer
    Christina Van Starkenburg
    • Aug 1, 2019
    • 2 min

    What I Didn’t Know About Prayer

    Most of my prayers are haphazard or the scripted prayers of my childhood. They were void of emotion. They were merely words. I wanted more.
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    Book Review: Taming the To-Do List
    Christina Van Starkenburg
    • Feb 4, 2019
    • 2 min

    Book Review: Taming the To-Do List

    The dishes pile up and my writing deadlines arrive much sooner than I think they should. Both of those situations usually happen at the...
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    How to Talk to Your Child about Remembrance Day
    Christina Van Starkenburg
    • Nov 4, 2018
    • 3 min

    How to Talk to Your Child about Remembrance Day

    The other night I curled up with my three-year-old in his bed and showed him a poppy. Me: This is a poppy. It’s a special flower. Ollie:...
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    Learning as You Grow with Little Women
    Christina Van Starkenburg
    • Oct 5, 2018
    • 2 min

    Learning as You Grow with Little Women

    Little Women is one of my favourite books. I loved reading it as a child, and that hasn't changed now that I've grown up. In fact I had...
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    How to Make a Simple Prayer Journal for Your Kids
    Christina Van Starkenburg
    • Sep 10, 2018
    • 1 min

    How to Make a Simple Prayer Journal for Your Kids

    As a Christian mother, one of the things I want to do is to help my children have a strong faith in God. One of the ways I can do that is...
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