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B-RAD with Brad Toews

Dec 19, 2019

My wife and I have been working with the dōTERRA essential oil company for the last seven years.

When first introduced to essential oils, it was another tool in our toolkit for a healthy, holistic lifestyle.

Essential oils changed our health, became our livelihood, and have become a means for us to positively...


Dec 6, 2019

I love language. I’m a reader, a writer, a person who loves ideas.

I recently watched Tolkien and loved this line from the movie.

Language isn’t just the naming of things, it’s the lifeblood of a culture, a people.

You can catch that clip for yourself here.

Language is definitely my own lifeblood. (That, and...


Nov 21, 2019

Like many people who grew up in a religious context I was taught the purpose of our faith, the meaning of life in fact, was to know God.

Not only was this the goal but it was actually achievable by getting saved, reading the bible, having a personal relationship with Jesus, going to church, praying, participating in...


Nov 8, 2019

I recently had the opportunity to take a trip back to where I grew up in central Alberta.

My immediate family members no longer live there and so the last time I was back was thirteen years ago for my grandmother’s funeral.

Like most forty-somethings I’ve changed a lot since childhood. I’ve changed a lot in the...


Sep 20, 2019

There is a price to pay for speaking the truth. There is a bigger price to pay for living a lie. - Cornell West

Sometimes I'm not sure what I was thinking about when I started this podcast. Podcasts about hosted by talkers, right?

I'm a quiet, more reserved person by nature. I love to read and write, but generally...