Social media: friend or foe?
Is a smart phone in the hands of a young, tech-savvy Christian a help or a hindrance to their spiritual growth? Or can it be both? The jury, it seems, is still out. “Understanding the new media is not easy,…Read More→
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Articles written by Frank Stirk
Chaplain urges churches to welcome in ex-cons
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VANCOUVER, BC—Correctional Services of Canada chaplain Pascal Bergeron believes there is no better way for churches to show their communities what they are really all about than to take in and disciple prison inmates released on parole. “The system doesn’t…Read More→
Calgary churches “a huge ally” in combating homelessness
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CALGARY, AB—Recent data showing a major downturn in Calgary’s homeless population is due in large part to the “frontline response” to the problem by people of faith, says Tim Richter, president and CEO of the Calgary Homeless Foundation. “The faith…Read More→
Mission Boat takes God’s love to remote B.C. communities
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PARKSVILLE, BC—Several times a year, Marcus Huff takes a mission team to Klemtu, a small First Nations community on Swindle Island off the coast of northern British Columbia. They know him so well by now, it almost feels like a…Read More→
New day shelter keeps women from “slipping between the cracks”
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VANCOUVER, BC—The Union Gospel Mission’s new day shelter for homeless women in the Downtown Eastside is already helping about a dozen of them to make fresh start. “For the most part, they’ve been saying it means they are keeping out…Read More→
Trinity Western takes leadership degree program to China
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LANGLEY, BC—A Canadian Christian liberal arts university has expanded its reach into China, teaching values-based leadership skills to that country’s leaders. Last fall, Trinity Western University (TWU) launched its Mandarin-language Master of Arts in Leadership program in China, in a…Read More→
Arts programs help the poor find healing—and hidden talents
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VANCOUVER, BC—Before what he calls “the dreaded alcohol” nearly ruined his life, Ian Savage was a promising painter with a Master of Fine Arts degree. Today, he is painting more than ever before. What helped turn his life around was…Read More→
Church finds amazing grace in getting evicted
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VANCOUVER, BC—In September, the parishioners of St. John’s Shaughnessy Anglican Church obeyed a court order to vacate their building. At the time, Krista Freibel admits she had “very mixed emotions” about leaving the place where her family had worshiped for…Read More→
Prairie Bible Institute faces claims of sexual abuse
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THREE HILLS, AB—Prairie Bible Institute is inviting any of 17,000 alumni who are willing to disclose that they were sexually abused as students to come forward. “We’re honestly trying to throw out a heated welcome mat. We’re warming it up,…Read More→
Judgment delivered on polygamy hearing
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VANCOUVER, BC—Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Bauman upheld the law banning polygamy as constitutional in a November 23 ruling. Dave Quist, executive director of the Ottawa-based Institute of Marriage and Family Canada, says the ruling sends Canadians a clear message…Read More→