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Is Freedom of Religion a Biblical Right?
Under the Canadian Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms and the Canadian Human Rights Act, Canadians have the freedom to practice religion. Specifically, if access to employment, services, or benefits is ever disallowed (based on religious belief), it would be...
Leading an Intern 101 (Part 1)
We welcome our first intern to our Church family in a few days. I’m nervous and excited at the same time! I can’t wait for the journey to begin, but I’m realizing he’s counting on me to teach him at least something along the way. Let’s face it, he’ll...
Top 10 Posts of 2017
Thank you for making 2017 one of the best years yet at The Journey Holm! Together, the blog exceeded 14,000 page views by over 9,700 visitors across 99 countries! It's also the first time we exceeded 2,000 views in one month! Thank you for sharing, liking and...
5 Ways You Can ‘Breathe’ This Christmas
Even though Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year, we sometimes forget to breathe. Mark Schultz penned it the best — “we’re running just to catch ourselves.” We may experience moments of rest, but at the end of the day, Christmas can end up becoming more...
How do you define ‘inclusivity’ and ‘exclusivity’?
In our multi-view society, everyone has an opinion. This could be a good thing or a bad thing. I like it when people have the ability to voice their thoughts and understandings of the world. In fact, I give people the space to do so. The challenge arises, however,...
Do You Celebrate Advent With Your Church Family?
Advent is one of the most important seasons of the Christian calendar. It saddens me that many non-liturgical churches dismiss Advent as 'something they don't do,' because of its liturgical nature. Even though I grew up in a non-liturgical church, we participated in...
When God Says, “Not right now…”
You’re passionate about a new opportunity. You’ve applied for a new role. You’ve been nominated for leadership. You know God is stirring up a passion for new ideas and strategic initiatives in your life, but for some reason the outcome doesn’t match the passion. The...
How To Launch a Basic Live Stream
I have the pleasure of pastoring a small local church in Bay Roberts, NL (Bethel). Being in a rural setting, people in neighboring towns often have to travel to attend a service. In an effort to make sure traveling and transient people were included in our church...
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Is God For You…Not Against You? [Guest Post]
I recently noticed some Christian songs that were encouraging listeners with the refrain “God is not against you,” and “God is for you.” I know that some famous preachers also seem to make this their regular mantra when they appear before their congregations. Whenever...
