Some good words [and a few bad ones] In Katherine Paterson’s children’s novel, Bridge to Terabithia, a fascinating conversation takes place. Leslie, the new neighbourhood girl, is riding home after …
September 2011
Everybody knows the new church on the block. It’s the fresh, informal, innovative church plant down the street. “New Church” may be small, but everybody is deeply invested – and …
On occasion, I’ve set up my telescope in the courtyard at Columbia Bible College, Abbotsford, B.C., to show students the sky. Tuesday evenings work best, as I can interact with …
While most British Columbians grumbled about their summer weather, Camp Likely on Quesnel Lake in the Cariboo region had a summer to remember. B.C.’s newest MB camp hosted more kids …
Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and BackAuthor: Todd Burpo, with Lynn VincentNow, finally, thanks to Todd and Colton Burpo, we know …
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High water reminds that God lives in hearts, not buildings
by ContributorThe 2011 Minot, N.D., flood – the worst since 1881 – reminded Duane Deckert, pastor of Bible Fellowship Church (MB), that one’s shelter – whether church building or house – …
Introducing Justin Majeau, Nathan McCorkindale, Tyson Kliem, Steve Roukema, Lorne Willms Farewell to Charlie Peronto, Paul and Kathy Francis Changes for Gail Alcock
Spiritual LeadershipAuthors: Henry and Richard Blackaby“Leadership occurs when you move people from where they are to where they ought to be” as God leads, contend Henry and Richard Blackaby, in …
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Dora and the Prince of Peace, Part 3
by ContributorAlthough Dora the Explorer succeeds within each episode of her children’s show, the more profound triumph arises from the accumulation of all her adventures. In fact, there is an “in-order-to-ness” …
The Tree of LifeDirector: Terrence MalickThe first time I viewed The Tree of Life starring Sean Penn, I didn’t understand or grasp all of it, yet I was profoundly moved …
Church growth is a very popular topic. Church death? Not so much.
City of Tranquil LightAuthor: Bo CaldwellI’m not a great reader of novels, but from time to time one catches me by surprise and entirely captivates me. Such a story is …
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The Church Awakening: An Urgent Call for Renewal
by ReviewerThe Church Awakening: An Urgent Call for RenewalAuthor: Charles R. SwindollThe Church Awakening is born out of Swindoll’s grim assessment of the contemporary church: it has “eroded” to a watered-down, …
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Austrian evangelicals claim connection to Anabaptist past
by Dora DueckA 15-metre galley ship tucked into the ruins of a castle vault restores to public memory a dramatic episode in Anabaptist history. It tells the story of 90 Hutterite men …