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What's On My Shelf (Aug 2022)
How is your summer reading going? Reading days on the beach are still on the menu for a handful of weeks. So what's on your list to...

Amber Thiessen
Aug 17, 2022


Whether You're A Leader or Not, We All Follow
In ministry it's easy to get caught up in leadership and we forget is that to lead is first to follow. Whether in your workplace or local...

Amber Thiessen
Aug 10, 2022


Fruitful Theology | Book Review
"The heart cannot love what the mind does not know" Jen Wilkin This is one among my favourite quotes, reminding me of the immense value...

Amber Thiessen
Aug 3, 2022


Write It On Their Hearts | Book Review
They ran back to the cabin, chasing and screaming. Not the happy, fun kind... the "give it back or I'll take it" angry kind. I groan....

Amber Thiessen
Jul 27, 2022


The Epic Story of the Bible | Book Review
In 2019, a Lifeway Research study indicated 32% of regular church attenders read their Bible everyday. We hear it taught during our...

Amber Thiessen
Jul 20, 2022


What's On My Shelf (July 2022)
We're halfway through the year and great books just keep on coming! My current challenge is keeping sand out of my paper books and my...

Amber Thiessen
Jul 13, 2022


The Challenge of Contentment When We Have Much
Our journey there and back again, from the dense bush of East Africa to the prairies of Canada, we frequently wrestled with the tension...

Amber Thiessen
Jul 6, 2022


The Time For Building
There's nothing more frustrating than rebuilding a sand castle. Okay...maybe a few things, but working to get the sand just right,...

Amber Thiessen
Jun 29, 2022


If Your Marriage Was a Shape, What Would It Be?
If your marriage was a shape, what shape would it be? Maybe you're in the stage of littles, or in the midst of a transition, and your...

Amber Thiessen
Jun 22, 2022


The Stories Pointing Us To Christ: A Review of The Seed of the Woman by Nana Dolce
Every Bible story is part of the greatest story. Often, we approach Scripture seeking a moral lesson or a practical takeaway for how we...

Amber Thiessen
Jun 8, 2022


What's On My Shelf (June 2022)
The changing seasons cause the scenery of reading to shift: From the couch to the patio chair, from your living room to the beach, or in...

Amber Thiessen
Jun 1, 2022


There's No Shame in Christ
Have you ever felt ashamed? If you have, how would you describe it? Perhaps it felt like humiliation after an embarrassing situation or...

Amber Thiessen
May 25, 2022


How to Grow in Humility Through Motherhood: A Review of Humble Moms by Kristen Wetherell
For those of you who know me, or have followed the blog for a while, you know that after my people, books are next in line among my...

Amber Thiessen
May 18, 2022


Discovering the Blessed Life in the Book of Revelation
If I'd ask what you thought was the most intriguing, mysterious book of the bible, what would you say? There'd be a few options, but I'm...

Amber Thiessen
May 11, 2022


What's On My Shelf (Apr 2022)
As spring slowly enters across the prairies, there's a handful of books for me to share with you! Hopefully you'll find something of...

Amber Thiessen
Apr 27, 2022


A Hunger For More by Amy DiMarcangelo | Book Review
Caught up in the everyday hustle and bustle, we don't even know we feel unsatisfied. We just keep on chugging, ticking off the next...

Amber Thiessen
Apr 20, 2022


Parenting Like the Father
During my first pregnancy I was living on African soil in a small village located hours from a city. We were part of a small team with...

Amber Thiessen
Apr 13, 2022


What's On My Shelf (Mar 2022)
Here are the highlights of what's crossed my shelf (and iPad) lately. I hope you find something of interest!! And don't forget to let me...

Amber Thiessen
Mar 2, 2022


Cultural Counterfeits | Book Review
"In our fallen state we think we know best, that we can do better. And so we continuously set out to make our best lives happen right...

Amber Thiessen
Feb 23, 2022


How the Father, Son and Spirit Work to Accomplish God's Mission
During our years on a church planting team in rural Africa we spent a lot of time as a team reflecting on what the book of Acts could...

Amber Thiessen
Feb 16, 2022
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