A Christmas card from Edmonton Christian Schools to you: In these long days of darkness, God-With-Us has come. "The people walking in darkness have seen a great light." Isa.9:2. That's God's story. The darkness does not last! That's the Christmas [...]
Mere existence is not really an option for the universe. God created it to flourish! If you’ve ever snorkelled above a healthy coral reef, seen the northern lights, watched a butterfly feed or stood on top of a mountain, you [...]
Alumnus Mark Dykstra's Story More than thirteen years after his last slam-dunk on the basketball courts at Edmonton Christian School, Mark Dykstra is still a student. As a Chief Surgical Resident at the U of A with an upcoming Surgical [...]
What I can do, I will do. A will-do attitude is a way of living God’s story in a broken world. Because we believe it is still a God-with-us world, Edmonton Christian Schools instils a will-do attitude in students. But, [...]
A former colleague and Principal of ECNS closed all her e-mails with an Andrew Greeley quote : “God draws straight with crooked lines.” It was a reminder that God can use flawed people, like me, to do God’s purpose. As [...]
More than one televison show or movie has made us chuckle at a character who often takes things literally. Someone says to that character, “Hop to it,” and we laugh (or groan) as they leave the room, hopping like a [...]
Another school year. Another school theme: “ dig deep. cultivate community.” It’s pretty easy to read the words and then skip right to the next thing that vies for our attention. But moving on too quickly could leave some richness [...]
A Throwback-Thursday Glimpse at the Life of Alumnus Janelle Herbert “Every day is a miracle!” The smile on Janelle's face grows as she shares how, as a farmer, it is hard NOT to recognize that we are in God’s creation. [...]
I’ll admit it: Once in awhile I have a hard time celebrating. I like to think that doesn’t come from some deep seated pessimism; I think I'm a glass-half-full person. And it certainly it does not arise from the notion [...]
“What are you doing when you feel most beautiful/successful?” “What are your superpowers?” What did you really enjoy when you were 10 years old? Looking back at your life, 20 - 30 years from now, what do you want to [...]
