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TORONTO, ON—When a Mennonite teenager decides to give up on Christianity, his gay best friend tells him to hold onto Jesus. “David and Jonathan” is an original, one-act play by veteran Christian playwright and actor Richard Peters. It debuted this…Read More→
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TORONTO, ON—There are beets growing next to the marigolds in the flowerbeds at Woodbine Heights Baptist Church. Behind the church, pastor Bob Paterson-Watt is edging a vegetable patch with the commemorative shovel that was used to break ground on the…Read More→
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Toronto, ON—Canada’s largest food bank is reporting a sharp increase in need—just as many churches and individuals are taking the summer off from donating. A recent report by The Daily Bread Food Bank showed that food bank usage in Toronto…Read More→
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OTTAWA, ON—The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) has launched a new resource to help churches understand their constitutional rights when dealing with municipal bylaws. “Zoned Out: Religious Freedom in the Municipality” aims to be a practical guide to help equip…Read More→
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BRADFORD, ON—The story is told among residents of Bradford Manor that a previous tenant was turned away at the library when staff learned where he lived. “People get so caught up in how things look on the outside,” says current…Read More→
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TORONTO, ON—The Canadian Bible Society has decided to close almost one dozen of their flagship bookstores as part of a wider “strategic transformation” of their ministry. Stores in Saint John’s, Saint John, London, Calgary and Edmonton will close this summer,…Read More→
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VANCOUVER, BC—Our spiritual usefulness doesn’t expire once we hit our 60s, says Maxine Hancock, and our churches need to do a better job of recognizing that. According to Hancock, professor emerita at Regent College, Canadian churches all too often follow…Read More→
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OTTAWA, ON—Faith is strong among men and women in uniform, says Karl McLean, the incoming Chaplain General of the Canadian Armed Forces. “It is incredible the risks they take personally and the self-sacrifices they make on behalf of their nation,”…Read More→
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OTTAWA, ON—When it comes to schools and sex education, is there such a thing as a Christian perspective? This spring the Ontario government planned the launch of a new health curriculum. It proposed sweeping changes to the way Ontario children…Read More→
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GOODWOOD, ON—To curator Martin Legemaate, the hundreds of rocks and fossils on display at the Southern Ontario Creation Flood Evidence Museum are more than just beautiful examples of God’s creation—they are proof that the theory of evolution is wrong. Evidence…Read More→