Hope Centre Brampton

People cherish love and acceptance. And in our broken world of hatred, rejection and death, there is a great need of God’s love. God provides for that need. That’s what Christmas is all about.   God’s plan for saving and restoring our broken world, with all its diverse colors and nationalities, centers on the coming of His Son, Jesus Christ.  He fulfilled His plan using Caesar Augustus, emperor of the Roman Empire to issue a decree (an order) for a census to be taken for all

The school to which you send your child can be one of the most important choices you make in your life.  Many hours of your child’s...

Recently someone spoke to me about ‘showcasing’ in their family.  Everyone has to look good before others even though internally life is...

By the word ‘order’ I do not mean command, but arrangement. I’m thinking here of the authority structures God has so arranged for us to...

Awful things happen to people that leave scars for a lifetime.  It might be physical or emotional abuse, a loss, a crisis, a divorce, or...

I don’t know about you, but more and more I think, ‘I wonder what’s going to happen tomorrow?’   I hear others saying, ‘I don’t know what...

All of us know the experience of death at one time or another. We sense the loss and the aching void it brings. We can’t bring the loved...

Respect for the elderly begins in the home. It begins with us, as parents, teaching our children to respect us; that is, to show honor ,...

In my relationships with people over the years, many share that they have no peace.  Recently a gentleman called me and wanted to talk. ...

Turning Over A New Leaf ‘Turning over a new leaf’ is a delightful English idiom. It initially meant “to flip to a fresh, unwritten page,...

An anchor is a heavy object that goes down into the water and holds a ship in place, so that it doesn’t drift away. For many today, they...

We live in a hectic society. We, go, go, go, as if there is no tomorrow. And the next day, repeat. One day after the next.  We are just...

Sound old fashioned?  ‘Mom as homemaker’ often has negative associations, even prompting derogatory memes like ‘barefoot, pregnant and in...

Facing loss. Sometimes there are no words to describe it. It can have the same paralysing effect as a sudden  thunderbolt. It can leave...

An image that often comes to mind of being not content is a fish opening and closing its mouth. If you’ve been to the Ripley’s Aquarium...

Where were you on that day of the solar eclipse on April 8?  The wonder and awe inspired hundreds of thousands to go to areas where they...

Peace is more than just the absence of war; more than the absence of conflict and strife.  It also includes the presence of wholeness,...

At times, a package may arrive at your doorstop. On it are words written in bold: Fragile. Handle With Care!  This also applies to...

He Will Direct Your Paths We enter into a new year, 2024.  Our cheer masks our hidden fear.  There are the unknowns of tomorrow. The path...

Set Free from Slavery We’ve all heard stories of slavery. We’ve learned about the harsh realities of slavery in history: exploitation,...