“With a belief in the love of God, as spoken of in John’s gospel (John 3:1-17), you have to wonder how we got things so wrong, in Canadian history, through the Indian Act and the legacy of residential schools.” Peter…
“I still describe myself as a Christian, and my love of God and my relationship with God is fundamental, but its manifestations in my life and the practices of it are constantly changing. I find incredible freedom in my faith.”…
Close to 140 Canadians, many from the west coast, were part of the crowd of 6,000 at Royal Albert Hall in London for a two-day Leadership Conference last month, when Alpha founder Nicky Gumbel delivered a barnburner talk about what…
Didn’t apologists for the Christian faith used to specialize in certainty, in lining up proofs and demolishing contrary arguments? No doubt they did more of that before postmodernism took such a firm hold on the culture. Now, it seems, apologists…
It seemed like bad news when fire broke out at King’s Way Church of God of Prophecy, at 17th Avenue and Kingsway, on the morning of April 21. But the “suspicious” blaze created a series of events that have helped…
Union Gospel Mission has been sending kids to camp for more than 60 years. They’re raising money to send more kids this year, and Miranda’s story (from UGM’s Gratitude magazine) makes it clear how important those camp experiences can be…
Reality Church Vancouver, a plant of Westside Church, had hoped to launch in mid-2008. But they needed a place to rent, and for six months every site they approached that seemed the least bit promising turned them down. Then in…
On May 1, 1865, 150 years ago this month, the parish church of St. Mary the Virgin Anglican Church, Sapperton, was consecrated. In those days, the church was a small wooden building in a clearing in the great forest outside…
A week from Saturday (May 23), The Inkwell Workshops will offer a rich day, full of opportunities to hone your writing and marketing skills. Workshop leaders include: Dr. Monika Hilder, associate professor of English at TWU and author of Surprised…
“Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe, a cheerful, Toronto-born evangelical Christian, has become the hottest ticket in the highly polarized U.S. debate over climate change.” So said William Marsden in an April 24 story in the National Post. Hayhoe will be the…