a blog written by Jordan Berta Growing up there was a farm near my house. So one day a couple years ago, I decided to go for a drive through this farm to explore what back there. After exploring it turns out that there was no exit at the back … Read More
a blog written by Jordan Berta Have you ever cried and been told that crying is a sign of weakness? We live in a culture that praises people’s highlight reals and avoids their pain. When was the last time you saw someone post a picture on facebook of them crying? … Read More
a blog written by Jordan Berta “For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given and the government will be on His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the greatness of His government and peace there … Read More
a blog written by Sathiya Sam How’s your self-talk these days? One study showed that on average, up to 80% of a person’s thoughts are negative/destructive any given day. If you ask me, that’s absolutely shocking. What an awful use of mental energy. Even if you were an absolutely terrible … Read More
a blog written by Jennifer Lynn Well, it’s that time of year again. A new year is soon to be upon us. Another decade is coming to a close. It is usually around this time that is normally reserved for reflection, remembering, taking a personal inventory of our lives and … Read More
a blog written by Jennifer Lynn I went through a bit of a creative slump near the end of summer. Which for a creative person like myself, sucks. It’s really frustrating. You know you’re a writer. You know you have the ability to create. The creative wheels haven’t stopped turning. … Read More
a blog written by Jennifer Lynn We don’t really leap for joy at the thought of being wounded. The idea of having been hurt doesn’t exactly give us warm fuzzy feelings. It’s actually in our human nature to run or panic at the sight of it. It’s that “fight or … Read More
a blog written by Jennifer Lynn In my previous two blog posts I discussed both the criticisms we hear from others and also from ourselves. Add in the “voice” of social media and that’s a lot of voices to take in for any one person. Everyone now a days gets … Read More
a blog written by Jennifer Lynn I remember the first time I recorded myself singing years ago. It was just me and my guitar and my voice recorded onto my laptop. Nothing fancy. I was trying to get the courage to share my songs for the first time. After I … Read More
a blog written by Jennifer Lynn I think most of us can agree that us humans, generally don’t take criticism well. At all. It doesn’t feel good in the moment and it usually causes us to question pretty much everything about ourselves and life in general. Wondering if it’s actually … Read More
a blog written by Jennifer Lynn I’ve always wanted to travel but as of yet, I’ve never had the chance to. There are so many places that are on my bucket list. Now if only travelling were free I’d be on the next plane bound for everywhere! I’m not much … Read More
a blog written by Jennifer Lynn So, just to let you in on a little secret, one of the challenges of being a writer is distractions. Or should I say, trying to find ways to NOT be distracted. People think that you just sit around writing all day and that … Read More
a blog written by Jennifer Lynn Remember when you were a kid and you loved being outdoors? Being out in the fresh air and you actually hated it when you had to come back inside for dinner or get ready for bed? You wanted to stay out with your friends … Read More
a blog written by Jennifer Lynn Imagine getting your hopes up for something, and then getting let down. I mean utterly disappointed to the point that you lose all hope. Maybe even resort back to old habits because you figure, it’s over. It was a good run but now it … Read More
a blog written by Jennifer Lynn So, I cut my hair. It was my birthday recently and I cut my hair, by quite a few inches. I also went really blonde. Every year around my birthday I seem to go through a “life crisis” of sorts and feel the need … Read More
a blog written by Jennifer Lynn The apartment I live in at the moment isn’t exactly the Ritz hotel. I have to admit that when I was first given a tour of the place a few years ago, I was definitely not impressed. It was smaller than my last one, … Read More
a blog written by Jennifer Lynn The last time I was on a vacation was back in August 2011. A girlfriend of mine and I went to Nashville. My favourite place on earth! (Where my country music people at??) What’s even better is that it was a road trip. Just … Read More
a blog written by Jennifer Lynn A couple of years ago I made the decision to start going to the gym. I had always been active growing up and even into my early adulthood but I had gotten to a point where I was starting to become unhealthy. I wasn’t … Read More
a blog written by Jennifer Lynn I remember laying in bed, many years ago after I became single again, when I was going through something that was emotionally difficult and frustrating for me. I remember feeling so many things at once. A lot of anger, resentment, bitterness, and hurt had … Read More
a blog written by Jordan Berta One of my favourite movies is called Vantage Point (a political drama). The interesting thing about this movie is that it in many ways is actually eight, 23 minute films rather than just one. You may be asking what I mean by that. Well, … Read More
a blog written by Jennifer Lynn I believe that one of the greatest epidemics we have in our world today is loneliness. Which might seem strange given the fact that we’ve never been so “connected”; more than any generation before us. Keeping “in touch” has never been so easy. Keeping … Read More
a blog written by Jordan Berta December 21st. 4 days away from the most anticipated day of the year. Christmas. For many there are still gifts to buy and food to prepare, while for others this can look very different. We have talked before about how this time can be … Read More
a blog written by Jennifer Lynn What is the worst thing you’ve ever done? I’ll give you a moment to think about it. Or maybe you don’t need a moment because it’s burned into your brain. It’s become something that you know you’ll have to live with for the rest … Read More
a blog written by Jennifer Lynn What makes you really angry? Not irritable or frustrated but actually full out, cartoon steam whistle, you better run type of angry? If I’m honest, I don’t get that type of angry very often. I get impatient, irritable or frustrated easily depending on the … Read More
a blog written by Jennifer Lynn What do you see when you look in the mirror? Who or what is staring back at you in the reflection? Do you like what you see or do you go straight for the self loathing and personal critiquing parts? Perhaps what you see … Read More
a blog written by Jordan Berta For the past two years, many people have been impacted by The Unspoken Conversation podcast. This has been an exhilarating journey to be a part of and now our team is positioned to take the next step in our media ministry. People are inspired … Read More
Our guest this week Pastor Jeff Webb wrote an inspiring blog that we wanted to share with you. Follow his blog at jeffreyswebb.com A couple of years ago, a friend introduced me to the idea that everyone has a central question. Something they are always asking themselves that often becomes … Read More