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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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...
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.
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."
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...
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.
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...
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:...
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...
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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