This week’s highlight was visiting the memorable Menno Hall site for its topping-off ceremony. After months of working on spreadsheets and pro formas, processing construction loan draws with colleagues at Montage Development Consultants, and watching the numbers come together, standing on-site and seeing the building rise from vision to reality felt deeply personal. Beneath the timber frame — surrounded by the many partners who worked tirelessly to bring this dream to life —

I’ve been reflecting on why the news about Starbucks closing its Reserve Roastery in Seattle hit me harder than I expected. When I was...

Today, during a moment of celebrating Noel's three weeks of birth, I read him the story of "My Dream and My World," the book that I wrote...

The photo taken by Steven Garber On February 15th, Saturday morning, I woke up with the weirdest dream I've ever had. In the dream,...

This post is an excerpt from https://washingtoninst.org/from-fall-to-grace-rekindling-hope-in-the-world-of-brokenness/ L istening to my...

Lately, on a relaxed Saturday, after a pleasant brunch at a restaurant, we headed to Granville Island in Vancouver for an afternoon walk....

Image from The Jesus Stoybook Bible FIRE, standing for “Financial Independence, Retire Early,” has risen in popularity, especially among...

A few days ago, Esther and I watched "Mufasa: The Lion King" at a movie theater. As a child, I grew up watching the 1994 Disney film,...

One day in June this year, I woke up speechless from a dream. I had witnessed a beautiful, surreal scene: the setting sun on the horizon,...

One Saturday early morning, after dropping my wife Esther at her work on Burrard St. in downtown Vancouver, I headed to the nearby...

Last Tuesday, Esther and I got away for a short break to a cabin called Getaway Cabins in the Mount Vernon, Washington area. There, we...

Yesterday, I came across a Kia commercial for the 2024 Kia EV9, which aired during the Super Bowl. The ad featured a young figure skater...

Seeing the Abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel from afar was one of the most unforgettable experiences of my life. As we drove towards it, the...

"Tis all in pieces, all coherence gone," wrote John Donne in the 17th century, grappling with a world shattered by the bubonic plague...

I recently watched the 2011 film "Margin Call" that tells the story of an investment bank during the early stages of the 2007–2008...

Driving home today, I saw the beautiful Vancouver skyline filled with ashes from the eastern part of Canada, specifically the Jasper...

During our visit to France last year, on our way to the Abbey of Mont Saint-Michel, we stopped by a small town, the city of Honfleur. I...

A few weeks ago, in our church's small group, we posed a question: "What does it mean to truly teach?" This question arose as we welcomed...

On Thursday, early in the afternoon, a company of four - my brother, mom, Esther, and I - gathered in the historic city of Fort Langley...

When Esther and I boarded Air Canada Flight 517, bound for Honolulu (HNL) from Vancouver (YVR) airport, I could sense the excitement on...