Jan Broersma
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Adult non-fictionThe Amazing Generation: Your guide to fun and freedom in a screen-filled world
by Jonathan Haidt and Catherine Price 2025 / 236 pages Rating: Good/Great/GIFT The old blue rocking chair is the most comfortable chair in our house,…
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News1 in 7 dog owners would give up partner to prolong Fido’s life
How much do North Americans love their dogs? Apparently, sometimes more than they love their spouses. A 2025 survey of nearly 2000 American pet owners,…
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AssortedBusyness in the home
If you have a family, you know that your loved ones are greatly affected by your decisions around time management – and your children are…
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AssortedBlessed are the busy?
It’s not really the worst problem to have: too many good things to do, and not enough time to do them all. Maybe that’s why,…
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AssortedTaming busyness: practical tips
“If I’m caught up on my laundry, does that mean I’m not doing enough for the church?” “Am I allowed to fit in time for…
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Economics – Home Finances5 things I’d like my kids to learn about money
The saver, the spender, the schemer – as my kids get older, it’s interesting to see their “money personalities” develop. In the area of money,…
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Adult non-fictionDigital Liturgies
Rediscovering Christian Wisdom in an Online Age (with study questions) by Samuel D. James 2023 / 184 pages As I read Digital Liturgies, I kept…
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AssortedLife in bloom: The gift of flowers
“Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like…
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EducationAdvice from grads
• Don’t be shy about sharing where you went to high school or that you go to church on Sunday (you never know what good…
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EducationThriving at a non-Christian university?
When Gillian, a 21-year-old from Langley, BC, talks about her love for art, her face lights up. Throughout high school she saw art as a…
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Movie listsClassic movies for a “date night in”
Fall is here, and it could be just the night to cozy up with that special someone and a great movie. Here are five of…
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Being the ChurchAdvice for young women … from A to Z
The late teens and early twenties are an exciting time for young women, but with so many opportunities to be considered, and big decisions to…
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NewsA new twist on book-banning
Asha’s Mums. Jacob’s New Dress. Concerned Christian parents have often worked hard to keep controversial titles like these ones off school and public library shelves….
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AssortedPuppy love: in praise of pets
I was lucky enough to share my growing-up years with a big red chow chow. After deferring my request to get a dog for some…
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Book listsRediscovering Gordon Korman
Gordon Korman famously wrote his first book, This Can’t Be Happening at Macdonald Hall!, when he was twelve years old. By the time I was…