Matthew Brough Releases First Book in Fantasy Children’s Series
Matthew David Brough has released the first installment of his fiction adventure series, Del Ryder and the Crystal Seed, officially launched in his hometown of […]
Magazine
God is Mystery
Tony Plomp’s cover story not only gives us an opportunity to talk about death which senior editor Andrew Faiz does in a companion piece to our cover story—but about the nature of God.
Candy, Clothes and Music
Clothing RedBubble has got good stuff and offensive stuff. It’s big, so you have to search around a bit. They sell clothes—odd clothes. Personally, I […]
Call and Answer
In a time of institutional uncertainty, it is all too easy for mainline Canadian Christians to look longingly to the past and forward in fear.
Remembering Thanksgiving
I often find myself feeling over-committed, over-stressed and over-concerned. Usually, within a few weeks, my slow moving mind remembers that I cannot survive now, or at any other time, on my own strength and resources.
The Long Goodbye
We are living longer. Over the course of 50 years, the average lifespan has increased in Canada by a decade. But … a longer life is not necessarily a better life.
Lesson from a Birdfeeder
“I wonder why we don’t see that little hawk feeding at our birdfeeders anymore?” Linda was standing at the kitchen window and pondering out loud.
Caught Between Two Cultures
Second generation Canadians find the immigrant church they grew up in to be an institution that is out of touch, irrelevant and intolerant.
New Birth
Although we recognize death will happen to everyone, how is it that some people are able to die with the assurance that death does not have the final word?
We Cannot Just Shut Our Eyes
With the ongoing plight of Syrian refugees making headlines around the world, more and more Presbyterians are asking how their churches can help support refugees and sponsor them to come to Canada.
The Dark Side of Grace
I offer preachers who will wrestle with Job this month my heartfelt sympathies.
Planning Goodbyes
In ages past, everyone knew what to expect at a funeral. But those once-familiar practices have begun to change.
Vote With Vision
Chasing public opinion leads to the bottom. A politician can always find broad public favour in the lowest common denominator.
Thinking Like a Rabbit
You remember the story of the race between the tortoise and the rabbit? Remember who wins? If it were written today, the rabbit would win.
Project Sanctuary
As a teenage Christian in the 1960s, I realized early in my studies how important community is to my spiritual and social development.
Drawing Closer to God
Here are a few simple exercises you can try. Keep in mind, though, that the value of these exercises is not in the practice itself, but in the preparation it provides for drawing close to God.
산 믿음—Living Faith
The whole church accepted that we (the entire membership of the PCC) are confessing our faith in Korean as confidently as we already do in English and French.
Human Connections
Hungary has been running a billboard campaign—in Hungarian, which the refugees couldn’t possibly understand—with slogans like, “If you come to Hungary, don’t take the jobs of Hungarians,” and, “If you come to Hungary, you have to keep our laws.”
Why Now?
The reigning theory seems to be that it started in Turkey.
Faces on the Road
A small small handful say “no photo” or “camera no.” But the vast majority pose for the photos and if you ask them they are eager to talk to you. You approach a person, they don’t speak English, but they call out to one in their group who does.