Captivity: 118 days in Iraq and the Struggle for a World Without WarAuthor: James Loney“It is a paradox. Some men with guns came and took me. Then you came with …
November 2011
Some talk about it as one of a handful of B.C. megachurches (defined as a church whose weekly attendance exceeds 2,000). Some admire the church’s choir, a relative rarity these …
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Behind the Veils of Yemen: How an American Woman Risked Her Life, Family and Faith to Bring Jesus to Muslim Women
Behind the Veils of Yemen: How an American Woman Risked Her Life, Family and Faith to Bring Jesus to Muslim WomenAuthor: Audra Grace Shelby“Lord, haven’t we been through enough?”
Canadian speed skater, Cindy Klassen (holding gourd) tries a traditional goat milk beverage and enjoys the friendship of other cyclists and supporters of the Cycle for Life: Build Peace, Stop …
A young girl stands next to the brick wall at Winkler’s Bethel Heritage Park. “Why are these bricks here?” she asks her mother. “That is what this Wall of Remembrance …
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7 tips for talking to non-Christians: Insights from Paul’s trip to Athens
by ContributorHow does someone who believes that no one comes to the Father but through Jesus (John 14:6) communicate that message to those with a different worldview? The Apostle Paul, in …
Lee Francois felt that Vancouver’s Willingdon Church was always his secure spiritual home. He came to faith there. For 13 years, he served as a pastor there. His wife Ilona …
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Flesh-covered robots, familiar strangers, or neighbours?
I was outraged. Back in June, our friends had booked a provincial park campsite for us. We were planning to stay two nights one August weekend. But our friends were …
MCC raises money for HIV/AIDS; 2 MB Mission workers die; Canadian Foodgrains Bank harvests letters; CBC registration numbers increase; CEOs raise money for poverty; Google’s discounted software excludes churches; CMU …
I like telling people what I do for a living – and watching their reaction. Whether in conversation with the parent sitting next to me at my son’s water-polo match …
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Forgiving As We’ve Been Forgiven: Community Practices for Making Peace
by J JanzenForgiving As We’ve Been Forgiven: Community Practices for Making PeaceAuthors: L. Gregory Jones & Celestin MusekuraIn recent years, Duke Divinity School Center for Reconciliation has produced resources intended to equip …
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The Faith of Leap – Embracing a Theology of Risk, Adventure & Courage
by ReviewerThe Faith of Leap – Embracing a Theology of Risk, Adventure & CourageAuthors: Michael Frost & Alan HirschIn an age of economic downturns and political instability, it’s easy for those …
Because 50 percent of divorces happen in the first five years of marriage, Willow Park Church (MB), Kelowna, B.C., is “deliberate about making our most valuable resources help couples have …