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May 29, 2012

Fair is Fair, Right?

By Allan Buist

“Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not.” Oscar Wilde

I recently met with the three co-owners of a business. In the course of the meeting, it became clear that one had cut a deal with a customer without properly …



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March 30, 2012

Butler v. Maid

By Allan Buist

Alice and I are ploughing our way through episodes of Downton Abbey, a BBC series about a British estate around the turn of the 20th Century. My favourite character to date has been Carson the Butler. Have you ever notice how books and movies tend to idealize the position of butler but …



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February 18, 2012

I Don’t Want to be Supermom

By Miranda Lee

Well, that’s not completely true.

My daily approach to the routine hassles of motherhood are often characterized by frenzied attempts at perfectionism, frustrated by the realities of children in oft-dirtied diapers, shedding pets, and meals to be made. There is still a large part of my heart that has a proclivity …



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February 16, 2012

Whither Work

By Allan Buist

Every day I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I’m not there, I go to work.” Robert Orben

I’m pretty sure that God has some interest in what I do each weekday from when I leave home in the …



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February 7, 2012

Building Hope

By Emma Cubitt

As a Christian pursuing my career in architecture, I often wrestle with what it means to see my faith expressed through the projects I work on.  How do my design decisions help a client achieve their programmatic objectives, while at the same time being true to my sense of calling …



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February 7, 2012

Talking with Ryan

By Elisha Stam

I met with Ryan Geleynse about a week after he returned to Canada.  He was joking with my son, complimenting the dry chicken breast I’d thrown together in his honour, and basking in the chaos that can be dinner at my table. Seeing him warmed me, like the return of …



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