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I appreciate honesty. So when one of my favourite interview subjects of recent months admitted he had little hope that talking to me would make any difference, I didn’t take it personally. After all, I was just as blown away…Read More→
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TORONTO, ON—A cross-Canada ecumenical theatre production examining the realities of spiritual life is looking for actors. Youth leader Jenny Salisbury will direct the play entitled Roots Among the Rocks. Salisbury says they are looking for six young-adult actors who will…Read More→
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TORONTO, ON—John Bowen sees vitality and growth in Anglican church planting—and it doesn’t involve constructing new Gothic buildings for existing church-goers. Bowen, who teaches evangelism at Wycliffe College, is chair of the Vital Church Planting (VCP) conference. It will be…Read More→
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THORNHILL, ON—While the federal government is taking strides to provide greater legal protection to the thousands of foreign caregivers living in Canada, a church in Toronto’s suburbs has been quietly reaching into the heart of the matter. “Sometimes [caregivers] can…Read More→
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HAMILTON, ON—Professor A. J. de Visser was teaching preaching at the Theological College of the Canadian Reformed Churches when he realized one of his students had a problem with his eyebrows. “His eyebrows would go up and down, and up…Read More→
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I received a joke online this morning. Since it was insulting to competitors in the Paralympic Games, I won’t repeat it, but I can tell you that the punch it packs is a pretty low blow. As a fervent fan…Read More→
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OTTAWA, ON—If you look out the windows of the Institute of Marriage and Family Canada (IMFC) you can see the Parliament buildings. The think-tank’s headquarters are just steps from Parliament Hill, in a building it shares with political and social…Read More→
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AURORA, ON—Fiona MacDonald was sitting in a solitary confinement jail cell when she first thought of asking God to help her heal broken spirit. “I was hopeless,” MacDonald says. “I was full of hate. I was a hurt person and…Read More→
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OTTAWA, ON—It’s 11 a.m. at SilverCity Gladstone, but the popcorn is already popping as people line up for movie tickets. Meanwhile, in the first theatre on the right, pastor Bruxy Cavey is challenging some 180 people to rethink how they…Read More→
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OTTAWA, ON—The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada has introduced a resource to help educate young people about Canada’s role in global human trafficking. “Not So Ancient: Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery” takes a vibrant and bite-sized look at the causes and…Read More→