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Blog – Comfort Instead of Despair
Grief hits all of us. How do we move forward? The first in a series of blogs on the consolation of Christ by executive director Diane McBeth
Blog – Pray Like The Storm Does Matter
Praying this compline or evening prayer may give you the small boost you need to see how God will cut the waves down to size. By Renee James.
New CBWOQ staff member – Rev. Andrea Cambridge
CBWOQ announces the appointment of Rev. Andrea Cambridge to the role of associate - heritage connections. In this role, Andrea will use her knowledge of and work history with CBOQ churches and CBWOQ to develop new connections or re-connections among Baptist women.
An Invitation to Pray
We begin a new series on prayer . . . to help us countdown to our Day of Prayer conference and to prepare us to join with our sisters in a month of prayer. By Renee James
Devo – What It Takes . . . Resilience in Rio
By Renee James. With video of Canadian excellence stretched, compressed and strained to breaking point, married to an economy of spoken word that haunts you, #WHATITTAKES shows, brilliantly, why resilience matters . . . to all of us . . . not just to Olympic hopefuls.
From Midday Pause to Online Reflections
Come fall 2016, visit us to dive deep and linger long with online reflections. These reflections continue where Midday Pause left off. You'll have an opportunity to hear scripture, be guided in prayer and linger [...]
News! Starbucks Canada to ensure their coffee shops offer safe Wi-Fi services
Starbucks Canada announces that they are "in the process of evaluating a global protocol" to address the safety of their public Wi-Fi service in all company owned stores.
Devo – Stress Wood (or one surprising source of strength)
Stress wood helps a tree position itself for optimal sun absorption and it also helps trees grow more solidly. Without stress wood, a tree can grow quickly, but it cannot support itself fully. It cannot withstand normal wear and tear, and survive. Are you positioned for optimal sun absorption and solid growth? By Renee James
Bodies In My Head
“You write about women in our churches whose husbands and boyfriends are addicted to porn,” said Brown. “When will you write about women like me? Women in our churches who are addicted to porn?” Free content from live magazine's award-winning series on women who struggle with pornography. By Renee James
Resilience Is Not A Verb. It’s Who You Are.
"You are beautiful, my darling, beautiful beyond words." That's who God sees when He watches you. The question is: Do you see yourself this way? Becoming resilient means you know who God sees when He sees you. Our series on resilience continues. By Renee James
Resilience: Who Does God See When He Looks at You?
The second step in becoming resilient is this: We must know who God sees when He looks at us. If you aren’t taking root in Him you will not be able to grasp even 1/10th of the woman He sees when He looks at you. Women of God know who and whose they are. By Renee James
How To Know If You’re Planted In Good Soil
"...They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do.” What would change in our friendships, parenting, work habits, ministry focus and approach . . . if we really truly believed that we could be like that tree?