Asian Heritage Month

Asian Heritage Month 2022

As children of God, we know that we are all part of one family.  In Christ, the barriers have been broken down and we are one.  However, this theology is not always part of lived reality.  Even in the church, racism and discrimination have existed historically and can still exist...

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Leaders in Science & Medicine

Profiles Rooted in Community – Science and Medicine

Kizzmekia “Kizzy” Shanta Corbett is an American viral immunologist. Corbett was the scientific lead of a COVID-19 Team with research efforts aimed at COVID-19 vaccines. At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Corbett started working on a vaccine to protect people from coronavirus disease. Recognizing that the virus was similar...

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Lent 2021

(Past Event) Lent 2021

How fluid have you been during the pandemic experience that started in 2020? How would you rate your ability to manage? Have the challenges and changes sparked reflection, growth and any type of rebirth? Or maybe the experience has been intense and ongoing, leaving you still trying to find a...

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Black History Month Feature – Anderson Abbott

Anderson Abbott belonged to the first generation of his affluent, free family to be born in Toronto. His parents had to leave Alabama abruptly for their own safety, and after briefly settling in New York, they chose Toronto as their home. Due to his family’s involvements and wealth—they owned almost...

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Black History Month Feature – Mary Ann Shadd

Born to free parents in Wilmington, Delaware, Mary Ann Shadd was the eldest of 13 children. She was educated by Quakers and later taught throughout the northeastern states. Following in the footsteps of her activist parents, who were part of the Underground Railroad, Shadd pursued the path taken by those...

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Making good food choices

Making Better Food Choices

As we journey towards a healthier self, making good food choices is essential. Making good choices requires educating yourself about food, being consistent with your eating habits and realizing and accepting there will be moments of discomfort and stress as you change eating habits (you’ll be stepping out of your...

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Journey Towards a Healthier You

Start Your Journey to a Healthier You

If you’re reading this, I’m assuming you’re onboard with treating this as the start of your new year and are ready to begin working towards a healthier you. The steps and strategies I’m sharing are my suggestions not those of a qualified health/fitness practitioner. My intention is to motivate you...

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Happy New Year in Dec?

Happy New Year! Huh? We’re Still in December!

A follow-up thought to the post about “Thinking outside the box”. The New Year is a time for resolutions, especially resolving to be healthy. Every New Year, new gym memberships are sold, new diets are begun, and new commitments are made to at last get all of our unhealthy habits...

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Out The Box

We often hear the phrase “think outside the box” but do we understand its true meaning and how we might apply it in our lives. Each of us have things about ourselves that we would like to change for the better, but often struggle with making and sustaining change. The...

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