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I recently met for coffee with a gentleman convinced I was a suitable Gideon to lead a charge against the modern Midianites who sponsored those conspicuous “There’s Probably No God” advertisements on Calgary transit buses. “It’s an outright disgrace,” he…Read More→
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CALGARY, AB—What began as an initiative by a small group of enthusiastic believers in the Stampede city eager to engage in some good, old-fashioned street-corner preaching has blossomed into a weekly gathering for “street people” that is becoming known as…Read More→
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CALGARY, AB—The founder and executive director of The Mustard Seed street ministry in Calgary has been named by Governor General Adrienne Clarkson for induction as a Member of the Order of Canada. Pat Nixon will be formally appointed to the…Read More→
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MAYERTHORPE, AB—The pastors and congregations of various churches in this area are playing an important role in assisting the stunned residents of this community following the March 3 murders of four RCMP officers near the tiny hamlet of Rochfort Bridge,…Read More→
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CALGARY, AB—Within hours of the horrific tsunami that devastated Southeast Asia on Boxing Day, Samaritan’s Purse (SP) staff from Cambodia and Vietnam were on the ground in Sri Lanka spearheading a feverish effort to bring some measure of assistance and…Read More→
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EDMONTON, AB-Following an intensive year-long process, the Alberta/Northwest Territories District of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada (PAOC) gave overwhelming support to a proposal to change the name of the denomination’s Edmonton-based Northwest Bible College to Vanguard College. With a curriculum…Read More→
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LETHBRIDGE, AB-The founding president and general manager of 97 Spirit FM, Lethbridge’s only Christian radio station, has left the station following sexual assault charges brought by a former employee. Terry Robert Fleming vehemently denies the accusations, and his defence counsel…Read More→
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DEVON, AB-A weekend sex seminar that is the brainchild of a pastoral couple at Devon Community Church in suburban Edmonton, is attracting the attention of Christians right across Canada. While the subject of their workshop, “Understanding and Meeting Your Partner’s…Read More→
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CALGARY, AB-Christian leaders wasted little time in responding to an October 20 front-page headline in the Calgary Herald that declared, “Bible may be banned from city hospitals.” Prominently displayed beside a picture of Pope John Paul II taken at the…Read More→
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CALGARY, AB-A Calgary-based, freelance missionary who represents The Cedars of Lebanon Reforestation Project (CLRP) was scheduled to reappear before a Lebanese military tribunal August 20 on charges of “collaborating with the enemy.” Bruce Balfour was arrested July 10 upon his…Read More→