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WINNIPEG, MB—What is essential to positive church growth? Why is Christianity thriving in some parts of the world and declining in others, especially in the West? What really matters? When Alan Hirsch began to ponder these matters, he began by…Read More→
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Phyllis Tickle makes people uncomfortable. Correct that. The 75-year-old mother of seven is charming and engaging, polite and congenial. It’s the message she delivers that is extremely disconcerting, including to many Christian believers in conservative Protestant congregations. Tickle is an…Read More→
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Let me begin by stating the obvious: the digital world can publish much more quickly than print. I love the convenience of a paper in my hands; print certainly brings a set of advantages to the reading experience. But when…Read More→
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WINNIPEG, MB—Youth culture specialist Paul Robertson is deeply concerned about young people these days. “Generation Me” is “driven without direction,” he says. And while they may be “comfortable with contradiction” and spiritually questing, ultimately they are confused. “Pop culture has…Read More→
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Warren Cole Smith has a bone to pick with the love of his life, and he’s laid out his complaint in his recent book, A Lover’s Quarrel with the Evangelical Church. Adopting a tone of righteous indignation, Smith has written…Read More→
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TORONTO, ON—Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF) president Geri Rodman is discovering that the fallout from tragic events stretches far and wide. She heads an organization trying to come to grips with serious allegations against one of its associates, a young man…Read More→
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ChristianWeek publishes news and comment about Christian faith and life in Canada, which happens to be a very literate society. Of course, not everyone starts as early as young Silas Rempel, the nine-month-old son of former managing editor Kelly Rempel,…Read More→
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Judgment day came early for David Dewees. After years of popularity and effective work with young people, the 32-year-old schoolteacher and longtime volunteer leader at a Christian camp found himself in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Less than…Read More→
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The hosts of the “100 Huntley Street” daily television program produced by Crossroads Christian Communications have been off the air since late May because they invested—and encouraged others to invest—in a scheme that is proving to be illegal. Brothers Ron…Read More→
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No day is ordinary at ChristianWeek. Okay, only rarely does chaos reign, and we do settle into a lot of routines. In fact, we structure our work according to a 20-day cycle into which all our recurring tasks are slotted….Read More→