50 Questions to Ask Your Kids Instead of 'How Was Your Day'

I don't have any kids but I can remember how much value our family put on mealtime conversations when I was growing up. The TV was always off; we sat down together (which, I know, gets more difficult as kids turn to teens!) and talked over dinner. I even see parents of teens at my church who have a close, open, and honest relationship with their teenagers, and I think this is largely a result of intentional conversations with your kids beginning at a young age.

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Kingdom Bound 2016 Artist Re-Cap

Well, we're finally back in Ottawa, after an insane "Kingdom Bound 2016". And man, oh man, was it hot in Darien Lake!
On the trip, with me, my wife Alanna & our two boys (Colson, who's 13, & Zachary, who just turned 11).
Also at KB, as part of the CHRI contingent, our Family Fun Team Coordinator, Ashlyn Berkhout and, her cousin, Tori Dawson.

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New Friends in Cornwall

Brock and I were so happy to be in Cornwall, Ontario on Saturday! We have so many faithful listeners at 88.1fm and we don’t get to visit them nearly enough! So THANK YOU, Foutaingate Christian Assembly, for inviting us out to your Family Fun Day!

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An Invitation to Families

I had the pleasure of attending Westboro’s first ever FUSE Festival this past weekend. This event was a great way for the community of Westboro Village to showcase what they offer in terms of stores, restaurants, and any other businesses.

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A Growing Community of Families

I had the pleasure of attending Ottawa’s Parent and Child Expo for the second time. This event is great especially for young families, to learn about local resources and materials to help shape the minds of their little ones and support parents. Compared to last year, this event has grown significantly.

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Church Unity and The City Harmonic

Last Friday, JUNO and GMA Covenent Award winning band The City Harmonic made a stop in Ottawa on their We Are Tour and I had a brief chat with frontman Elias Dummer about church unity.

The band originally formed to lead worship for a gathering of small churches from across run-down Hamilton, Ontario. The group of churches of varying denominations met regularily

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Reflections on Israel Trip

Back in September, CHRI celebrated its annual "Sharathon". An on-air fundraiser for the station with some pretty awesome prizes! Including the grand prize, a trip to Israel with Insight for Living's Chuck Swindoll - can you imagine?! Our very blessed prize winners, Bev & Chuck, recently returned from their jaunt to the Holy Land. Bev scaled down her 1,200+ photos to these few to help capture the once in a lifetime experience. 

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CHRI New Music Review - Steven Curtis Chapman

Check out Brock Tozer's review of the first career worship album from Steven Curtis Chapman "Worship & Believe", the featured album on this Saturday's Weekly Top 20 Countdown!

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CHRI New Music Review - Newsboys

Check out Ashley House's review of the brand new Newsboys album "Love Riot", the featured album on this Saturday's Weekly Top 20 Countdown!

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CHRI New Music Review - Young & Free

Check out Care Baldwin's review of the new live album from Young & Free (Hillsong) "Youth Revival", the featured album on this Saturday's Weekly Top 20 Countdown!

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