Mom and Dad had a picture hanging in their house. I don’t know where they got it but it is gold and brown, colors that…
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Author: Marcy Ardis
Marcy Ardis and her husband Gord live in the country near Chatham, Ontario. They met while attending Redeemer College in Ancaster, Ontario.
After they got married, Marcy and Gord began to attend Louisville Baptist Church together as a family as this had been Marcy’s home church for several years. Not long after that, the minister at Louisville Baptist Church was getting ready to retire and he asked Gord to “shepherd his flock” when he retired. Gord has been the pastor at Louisville for nine years and he has also pastored at North Dresden Baptist Church for four and a half years. In addition, he volunteers on the executive of the Western Association
of Baptist Churches.
Marcy and Gord homeschool their daughter, teaching her that every day offers new learning opportunities. Marcy teaches at a high school in a nearby community. When she has free time she enjoys going for walks with her family, doing genealogical research, reading historical novels and local
history books, learning about local architecture and exploring nearby provincial parks.
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I don’t remember a time when I have been more angry, and I felt my anger was justified. I was in the midst of circumstances…
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The Power of the Written Word
Our words are powerful. They can heal a broken heart or tear someone’s dreams to pieces in a heartbeat. As little children we are taught…
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Finding Calm in the Midst of My Storm
I left the church that Sunday. I just got in the car and drove away before the service even started. The entire congregation watched me…
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God is Gentle
Are you broken and battered, feeling like you just can’t face one more challenge? Have you been beating yourself up over your perceived failures? Are…
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When we are surrounded by darkness, whether it be everyday drudgery and frustration or times of acute despair, it is easy to feel like we…
View More The Unfolding of the WordPrayers of Simple Faith
“Why didn’t you pray for yourself, Mom?” My daughter and I were laying in bed together praying and, when we were finished, she asked me…
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Sometimes our prayers are too small. Many of us keep lists of people and situations we pray for regularly. I am so thankful we can…
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I taught high school for 16 years and, while there were many things I enjoyed about that experience, one of the most frustrating parts was…
View More Communing with God: Learning to ListenDo You Hear Me?
My pre-teen daughter walked up to me today as I started to write this post and read the title. She said, “Do you hear me?…
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