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Who Is to Blame for my Behaviour?

2018-12-07T09:09:22+00:00By Aaron Rock|Categories: Church Life & Discipleship|Tags: Confession, Counselling, Hope, Identity, Pride|

We have always been blame shifters. Cain blamed Abel for God’s rejection of his sacrifice (Gen. 4:8). Saul blamed David for his woes (1 Sam. 18:8-9). The Pharisees didn’t deny Judas’ admission of guilt

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  • Stress

Managing Stress in Ministry

2018-11-01T19:41:32+00:00By Aaron Rock|Categories: Church Leadership, Personal Disciplines|Tags: Anxiety, Identity, Pride, Stress, Time Management|

A few years back I hit a wall. I was tired, stressed and anxious about the prospect of returning to church ministry after a vacation. I shut down; my body felt panicked and weak.

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  • Primary Identity

Desperate for Primary Identity

2018-10-05T09:24:02+00:00By Aaron Rock|Categories: Church Life & Discipleship, The Gospel|Tags: Counselling, Identity|

How should I describe myself to you?  Would this suffice: Anglophone, of Irish-English descent, and Canadian?  Is that sufficient, or should I say more? What is my primary identity?  What is yours? Recently, I

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Christian Mothers are Equipped to Love!

2018-10-05T09:39:35+00:00By Susie Rock|Categories: Church Life & Discipleship, Personal Disciplines|Tags: Identity, Parenting, Women's Ministry|

Am I equipped to be a mother?   Do I have what it takes?  Will I repeat the same mistakes my mother made?   What if I mess up my child?   I don’t think

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  • Meaning

I Feel like Dying

2018-10-05T11:43:42+00:00By Aaron Rock|Categories: Ethics, The Gospel|Tags: Grief, Hope, Identity|

Have you ever been so overwhelmed by life that you have considered suicide?  Have you ever felt as though your life has no meaning and you would rather be dead?  If you have answered

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What is a Worship Leader?

2018-10-05T11:55:04+00:00By Josiah Rock|Categories: Church Leadership, Worship|Tags: Identity|

Let’s be honest, we talk about worship a lot in church: How many hymns should still be sung on a Sunday? How loud should we be? Are lights and smoke okay? Does this song

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  • distorted identity

A Distorted Identity

2018-10-05T11:56:50+00:00By Jenn Martin|Categories: Church Life & Discipleship, Ethics, The Gospel|Tags: Identity, Women's Ministry|

The pursuit of self-discovery can exhaust and distort the identity believers find hidden in Christ (Col. 3:1-4). Confusion can be further magnified with poor theological understanding and twisted interpretations of Scripture and can result

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  • When spiritual gifts become toxic

When spiritual gifts become toxic

2018-10-05T12:06:15+00:00By Aaron Rock|Categories: Church Life & Discipleship, Ethics, Personal Disciplines|Tags: Ecclesiology, Identity, Pride, Spiritual Gifts|

By grace, God has dispensed unique spiritual gifts to his people that are intended to bring him glory and benefit the church. Lists of gifts occur in several places in the New Testament (Rom.

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