Written by Allan Mitchell for The Life “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest... let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.”- GALATIANS 6:9A-10B Have you ever been a member of a sports team? If [...]
I volunteer with the Connecting Streams prison ministry in Ottawa. Every third Saturday I meet partner Roger. at the OCDC reception. We go through a security check and then head to the worship centre and collect the materials we need. From there we walk past minimum-security, through the segregation unit and then into maximum [...]
“There’s no other way but God to get through this. No other way.” Shelly struggled with addiction since she was 14. Her attempts to stop never lasted, until finally, three and a half years ago, Shelly felt God reach into her life. All seemed well as Shelly stayed sober and rebuilt her life. But then [...]
“Jesus made all the difference in my grief process. I don’t know how people can grieve without the Lord.”⠀ Linda Driediger is well acquainted with loss. As director of the Addiction Recovery Ministry within Connecting Streams, she’s developed a rich understanding of the grief process. She’s learned so much walking alongside others, but it’s been [...]
Written by Allan Mitchell for The Life “No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, [...]
Written by Allan Mitchell for The Life “But if anyone obeys his word, love for God is truly made complete in them. This is how we know we are in him: Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.”- 1 JOHN 2:5-6 Do you have the privilege of having someone in your [...]
Thank you for your continued support of Connecting Streams. We value, appreciate, and pray for you. Please let us know if you have any special prayer requests. We have a committed team of intercessors who meet weekly to lift CS, our staff, supporters and volunteers up in prayer. We understand that this has been a [...]
Written by Allan Mitchell for The Life “Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers and sisters, not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by the teaching allegedly from us—whether by a prophecy or by word of mouth or by letter—asserting that the day of [...]
Recently while looking for worship music on YouTube, I came across an old song that captured my spirit so intensely that I have been drawn to listen to it every morning, using it as a platform for my prayer time. The song, "Sanctuary, Lord Prepare Me" has been a magnet inviting me to think about [...]
Maybe you are old enough to remember using newspaper as wrapping paper? It was inexpensive and readily available. Compared to the extravagant wrappings of today, the brightly printed gift bags topped with multi coloured tissue paper, newspaper wrap is boring and certainly unappealing. Regardless of the ugly wrap, the excitement of discovering the surprise in the [...]
