Storyline Fall 2018

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a note from Pastor James It’s hard to believe fall's already here. Summer certainly wound up with a flourish for us with our son John getting married to Lisette in Amsterdam at the end of August. This fall at FAC we are thinking together about what it means to reach ‘Over the Fence.’ At one time fences were used to keep dogs in; now it can feel like we use them to guard our privacy and keep neighbours out! The result is often social isolation and loneliness right in our own neighbourhoods. You don’t need a literal fence to have this kind of reality. We might not be aware of it personally but others certainly experience it. It is affecting the fabric of our city. What if there was a way to change all of that? What if we took our calling to be great neighbours seriously? What if we were the ones to reach ‘Over the Fence’? What if we became the best neighbours on the street or in the condo unit? Each weekend we are going to look at a story in the life of Jesus and consider the implications for us in south Calgary. We begin with the invitation to ‘First pray.’ That’s what Jesus did. Just maybe God would lead us in surprising ways. Then we can keep our ‘Ears Open’ so we can listen well to the needs of others. You never know what you might learn. Food always helps – ‘Nourish, nachos, or nosh!’ When was the last time we ate with a neighbour? What a great way to loosen up and build relationship. ‘Caring Acts’ demonstrate the love of Jesus. They don’t need to be heroic, just genuine. And just maybe we can ‘Exchange Stories,’ telling someone about how Jesus has changed our lives and could change theirs too. After all, everyone has a story. We have a lot of fun creative elements planned and I know you won’t want to miss a single weekend! Have an amazing fall, – Pastor James A platform for stories to be shared here at FAC: stories to make us smile, cry, laugh - and ultimately to guide us towards a transcendent hope in Jesus in the midst of a broken world. This quarterly publication uses the talent of volunteer photographers, graphic designers, and writers. Storyline is a publication of First Alliance Church, Calgary, Alberta of the C&MA Canada. our team Editor In Chief Heather Wile Managing Editor Briana Southerland Graphic Designers Deon Watson Janina Resus Julie McPhail Peggy Xia Photo Editor Sam Campo Photographers Jill Hopkins Daron Young Quinn Hystad Story Editors Cheryl Siebring Cheryl Miller Storyline Writers Terry Schmidt Erin Boyce Erik Freiburger Jill Hopkins Jeremy Dyck Marlis Sabo Kathy Lloyd Connect with Pastor James!
contents click on the photo to jump to the stories 06 Value of Connecting by Grant Sylvester 08 Baptism Story by Kathy Lloyd 16 Book Review by Marlis Sabo 20 Poem: What I found in Jesus by Bernice Baugh 21 Hi, my name is ... Joel Marquez 26 Overcomer! by Jeremy Dyck 28 This is my story ... Maria by Marlis Sabo 30 Mi Historia ... Maria Translation by Nicole Amsing 31 Our Prayer Storyline team pg. 14 pg. 24 pg. 18 pg. 10 pg. 13 pg. 22 contact us Phone 403-258-4359 Email storyline@faccalgary.com Web faccalgary.com/storyline-magazine click here! Join the Storyline Team Share your story Annual subscriptions
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Page 6 and 7: Value of CONNECTING WRITTEN BY GRAN
Page 8 and 9: Baptism Story Written by Kathy Llyo
Page 10 and 11: The Trip We Never Knew We Needed Wr
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Page 14 and 15: WHAT IS THE VALUE OF A MAN? My Stor
Page 16 and 17: Walking with God THROUGH PAIN AND S
Page 18 and 19: Storyline: Why did you decide to se
Page 20 and 21: What I Found in Jesus I would love
Page 22 and 23: Beyond Borders: A Love Story Writte
Page 24 and 25: artist in the spotlight Florist Tam
Page 26 and 27: OVERCOMER! Brenda Brydon’s Story
Page 28 and 29: THIS IS MY STORY ... MARIA Written
Page 30 and 31: El camino hacia el ahora. Maria nac
Page 32: Know someone who’s asking a lot o

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