In January, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney characterized our present global moment as a time of “rupture, not transition.” By this he meant that the world is no longer moving steadily from one stable order to another. Instead, the assumptions that once governed global politics, economics, and power have fractured. The era of relative superpower hegemony is giving way to instability and realignment, as old structures that onc

At the Milano–Cortina Winter Olympics, Gaon Choi of South Korea delivered one of the most compelling performances in the Women’s Snowboard Halfpipe. She fell — not once, but twice — in the Olympic final, on a stage where every mistake is magnified and every hesitation amplified. After her first fall, she later shared that she could barely move. Many athletes, under those circumstances, would have withdrawn. Many would have chosen to preserve their bodies, their ranking, or th

This week, I’ve found myself returning again and again to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Line by line, it lingered with me—deep in my soul—not because it was dramatic, but because it was honest. Each sentence felt like it named something many of us sense intuitively, but rarely hear said out loud. Carney refused to soften the moment we’re living in. He called it  “a rupture, not a transition” —not a temporary disruption on the way ba

Today, our team at Montage Development reached a meaningful milestone — submitting the final claim for Calling Ministries’ retrofit project. It’s a project I’ve been walking with since I joined the team last year. In fact, it’s the first retrofit project started and completed under the CGAH program, both for our team and for Canada. There’s a quiet satisfaction in that — not just because a major part of the job is done, but because behind every claim, the numbers reflect the

I’ve never been much of a baseball fan. But when the Toronto Blue Jays made it to the World Series this year, I couldn’t help but start paying attention. Like many Canadians, I hoped they would go all the way — and though I was disappointed by their loss, I found myself unexpectedly inspired by their opponent, the Los Angeles Dodgers. The more I learned about the Dodgers, the more intrigued I became — not simply by their sheer talent, but by the kind of values the team embodi

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 —

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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,...

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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...

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