“When you can’t change the direction of the wind, adjust your sails,” advised H. Jackson Brown. Over the summer, Canada sailed into a full-blown tempest in its trade negotiations with the United States, and people are naturally anxious about what this storm will mean for the economies of both countries. Trade negotiations are not simply … Continue reading Trade Winds and Tempests
Ubuntu, a word from several Bantu languages including Zulu and Xhosa,can be translated as “I am because we are.” Ubuntu points to the bind (compassion) between interdependence and community. Steven Gilchrist lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife and twin children. He is the pastor of Jubilee Fellowship Church, guest faculty for Reformed Theological Seminary, and … Continue reading Ubuntu
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by negative things that happen, to rebel against things we don’t like, to push back on others to compel them to act (or even believe) in certain ways. We criticize others – our family and neighbours, this group or that, sometimes society as a whole – and this can lead … Continue reading On the Plus Side
