Loss and Legacy
Through death I begin to understand what it means to honour someone else’s legacy. Oxford dictionary tells us that a legacy is “something left or handed down by a predecessor.” … Continue readingLoss and Legacy
Category: Alyssa Azul
Losing Your Marble
Why are we so afraid to be ourselves? Post-secondary students, I’m looking at you. Ironic how in a place where our ambitions are nurtured and we chip away at the marble of our identity, we hold back a part of ourselves. … Continue readingLosing Your Marble
Behind the Cinder Blocks…
I was under the impression that I would be be praying with the inmates through a screen of some sort. Imagine the look on my face when I walked into the pod for the first time to see an ocean of orange bustling around. … Continue readingBehind the Cinder Blocks…
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: Abiding Together Book Study
I never thought that I would be digging out that old C.S. Lewis book I read when I was in junior high out of my musty old drawers. I never even thought I would read it again as an adult. … Continue readingThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: Abiding Together Book Study
A Visit from Upstairs
My intention for going to this congress was to escape. Burnt out by my service in my ministry, as well as frustrated with my dying faith, I was in need of a complete spiritual revival. Little did I know… … Continue readingA Visit from Upstairs