On one of the sunny afternoon, as I drove to OAC to prepare for our upcoming ELL program, I was impressed by the Holy Spirit to take the route through Hastings. As I was making a left turn on to Main St., a strange view was caught by the corner...
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On Oct 31, 1517, a German Roman Catholic monk named Martin Luther could not hold it in any longer: the church’s practices and beliefs were corrupt and he had 95 points of contention that were being ignored. And so taking matters into his own...
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拉斯维加斯的大规模枪击事件，像飓风爱玛这样日益频繁的自然灾害，中国按需杀人的器官收割，北朝鲜的核导弹等等，我们一直都身处令人绝望的新闻之中。 尽管如此，我们依然更理由充满希望，因为所有这些迹象都表明基督的确快要再来了。 “以色列啊，……你当预备迎见你的神”（摩4:11）。这个月，我们将围绕着《阿摩斯书》展开我们新的讲道系列。 《阿摩斯书》中提出的四个主题是：富裕，迷茫，冷漠和暴政。我们在摩5:4节中找到了一个好消息：“耶和华向以色列家如此说：‘你们要寻求我，就必存活’”。...
Read more The mass shooting in Las Vegas, the ever-increasing occurrence of natural disasters like Irma, the need-based execution for organ harvesting in China, and the North Korean nuclear missile, we are surrounded by depressing news all the time...
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I am always amazed when I get to see the best of God’s image in all of us! Jesus put all of God’s divine love on display when he served, when he “volunteered” to come, as our friend and Lord and Saviour, to serve us in his life, healing, death...
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This week we are happy to celebrate the many ways to volunteer here at OAC, our faith community. Life is so busy, we know it’s hard to find time to volunteer. Here’s the thing though: the benefits of volunteering are really awesome for you, your...
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In Genesis 1, we find God in the dark. This space, if we can even call it space, is described by the poet with the Hebrew phrase, Tohu va vohu – and those words describe a state of confusion, chaos, void, and emptiness. It’s not the place...
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What a year! What a summer! I spent a day in Ottawa recently and saw this amazing table. It’s Canada’s 150th this year and there have been many special events. This was one of them. 20 of Canada’s best chefs (including Vikram Vij of Vancouver...
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Everyone is after health (even in Australia!). The older you get, the quicker you realize that if you don’t have your health (and remember, health is defined holistically as emotional, mental, physical, and even spiritual), all of our skills...
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几周前， OAC的大多数董事会成员和员工到Hope小镇举行了一次为期24小时的短暂而又紧凑的祷告和规划会议。议程：上帝希望OAC在未来几年里关注什么？在一个像OAC这样多才多艺包罗万象的教会，我们出发前就知道我们可以将我们的时间和精力用在至少几个很好的选项上。所以我们准备好我们的心，充分地预期上帝向我们明确宣布我们应该怎样行才是最好的。...
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致OAC 我们一直不断的探讨我们的决意，刻意去改变我们的策略，以便更好的服务我们的社区。我们以身心健康为切入点，一起讨论了有关精神健康，身体健康，以及人体健康的必要营养成分等相关话题。 现在请允许我向大家介绍，作为一些在我们当地社区被我们所熟悉的具有代表性的群体 —...
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让我们见见多彩的Felicia吧。 温哥华闻名于对健康，户外和绿色的重视，所以这座城市吸引和培养了很多像Felicia一样渴望均衡，健康和积极生活的人。Felicia正以一种考虑周全的方式生活，但是想要在腾出时间与社区保持紧密联络的同时集中注意力保持自己的想法并不是一件容易的事。 Lululemon的紧身裤和瑜伽垫都是她的珍贵财产。每天早上她都会以燕麦作为早餐，她买任何东西之前都会阅读它们的标签。而且在很大的程度上，她觉得她的选择反映出了她所坚持的价值观，就是善良、慷慨和幸福。...
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