June 5 is World Environment Day, set aside by the United Nations to bring people, communities, governments and organizations around the world together to take action on critical environmental challenges facing the planet.

It’s important for Canadians to realize that Indigenous children are heavily represented in the child welfare system due to years of colonization, residential schools and the Sixties Scoop. This trauma will continue into future generations unless people are willing to learn the stories of colonization, which has and continues to threaten Indigenous communities.

As we strive to cultivate a community of shalom—of wholeness and flourishing—within our organization, one in which we believe the best in each other, want the best for each other and expect the best from each other, may we be quick to be good neighbours, sharing the gifts of time and vulnerability.

A sense of urgency is necessary if a church is to grow and flourish.

For our family, this was not a time for colour-coded schedules, brand-new routines and high expectations. This was a time for three things: to grow closer to God, to grow closer to each other and “get through it.”

Autism is not something to be cured or eliminated, but rather a neurological difference that needs to be better understood and appreciated, with all the beautiful strengths—and often painful weaknesses—that come with it.

Leaders who achieve results set direction; strategically align decisions with vision, values and evidence; take action to implement decisions; and assess and evaluate.

Remember the dignity and worth of others while doing good work.

Salvationists must rediscover confidence in the Lord’s power and plan.

Working for social justice is working to see the world become a better place—a place where all people, not just some, thrive and have the opportunity to be all that they can be; a place where we connect to the environment, to the people around us, and to God, in a healthy way.