Should We Care For Some People More Than Others?
With the exception of the odd Ebenezer Scrooge, most of us agree we should care for others. But is there an order? A “priority sequence”? With […]
social justice
Justice > Charity
Justice isn’t just about giving money to a person on the street, or writing a cheque for an outreach project, or giving your old clothes to a charity. Those are all good and necessary things, but justice goes way beyond that.
Conflict in the DRC
The DRC is home to vast mineral deposits, but this natural wealth does not contribute to the wellbeing of the Congolese people
A Journey to Justice
The young people looked at me and asked, “Moksanim (pastor), what good is the gospel if all it offers is life after death and does nothing to help us with this life, here and now?” I had no answer for them.
Life on the Farm
Each year hundreds of thousands of workers come to Canada on temporary visas. Melanie Ferrier explores what life is like for the migrant farm workers who help keep us fed.
Advocating for Advocacy
While reading old newspapers recently (as one does) I came upon a curious headline: “Sterilization of retarded discussed.” It’s a small story, a few column […]
Worthy of Their Hire
The fatal crash in Ontario earlier this year that killed 10 migrant farm workers from Peru and the driver of the other vehicle stunned the […]
Life Despite Famine
Preparing for new refugee housing plots in Dadaab, Kenya. The day before I left for East Africa, I was watching a news story covering the […]
Do Something
Early in his book, You Want Me to … WHAT?, Norm Grant tells the story of Mary Clarke, an otherwise happy and content woman, on […]
Community News
Record Columnist to Become WCC Worship Consultant Andrew Donaldson, author of the Record’s online In Song column, has been appointed worship consultant for the World […]
Honouring a Man of Peace
Ernie Regehr has spent a lifetime working toward disarmament and an end to violent conflicts around the globe. On Jan. 21, he was awarded the […]
Women on the Cutting Edge of Mission
My grandmother was one of the gentlest, kindest, all ’round nice people I have ever known. I never heard her raise her voice, nor heard […]
Vancouver Group Calls for Rights for Migrant Workers
Migrant workers were not for-gotten by a Vancouver human rights group that held a “vigil for the silenced” on Human Rights Day, Dec. 10, 2010. […]
In the Midst of Change
Though protests in Egypt have ended, President Hosni Mubarak has stepped down from his post, and free and democratic elections have been promised by the […]
The Real McCoy
The origin of the expression, “the real McCoy” is very interesting. Trained as a mechanical engineer in Scotland, Canadian-born Elijah McCoy could only find work […]
Crisis Looms in Ivory Coast
The month-long political impasse in Ivory Coast is in danger of causing a humanitarian crisis as people flee across the border to Liberia and Ghana, […]
Planting Seeds in Prison
Hearts can be changed, even in the confines of a prison cell. It was a story Rev. Brad Shoemaker shared with staff at the church’s […]
Kairos Remains Hopeful
Kairos Canada held a media briefing in November to explain the effects of a CIDA funding cut on its international partners. The cut has meant […]
Dreaming of Peace
“Our poets write about peace and security,” said Nejabat Kahn Safi. More than two decades ago, during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, “people urged people […]
Letter from India: From Jobat to the Lotus Temple
When we arrived at Jobat Christian Hospital on Sept. 25, the first words from Dr. Wilson, the head of the hospital, were, “You will likely […]