On June 6, Cedar Park Church in Delta, B.C., staged its second annual Breath of Life Animation Festival, using cartooning and claymation workshops to intrigue both kids and their parents. …
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n September 2008, Neil Klassen travelled with his family to visit Friesland, the Paraguayan Mennonite colony where his grandfather settled in 1937. While there, the Toronto-based artist (www.neilklassen.com) was inspired …
When I was about nine years old, growing up in Michigan, my dad took me to see a theatrical re-issue of Walt Disney’s classic 1940 film Pinocchio. I already knew …
“Sharing meals with family”, “The power of the oatcake”, “Attracting others to Christ”, “Eating round the table”, “Bringing food and faith together”
Two years ago, my son Joel did a Grade 8 project on the environmental impact of our food industry. Our supper conversations suddenly revolved around issues like food packaging, and …
“When the killer of your family lives across the street” Imagine if the killer of your spouse and children lived across the street from you. You see him every day, …
They kept ringing the door bell, insistently. And I was having such a nice sleep. (Something that would now elude me for months.) It was 5:45 a.m., October 6, 2008.
Christ died and rose for our salvation. But what does that mean? How does it work? The biblical doctrine of the atonement has been the subject of discussion and debate …
Three chaplains talk about their work with elders A pianist plays familiar hymns as they gather in the chapel. Some people enter by wheelchair, others are led in with gentle …
It’s an insult,” he spouted, to have his driver’s license revoked when driving had been his life and his livelihood. The other three I heard from recently were more stoic, …
The ultimate goal of a disciple is both internal – to grow into the image of Christ – and external – to make disciples of all the nations. I became …
Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday, and 150th anniversary of the publication of his On the Origin of Species, has provoked a flurry of media discussion on the man, his work, and …
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Stored in God’s bottle, written in God’s book
by ContributorAs he flees from his enemies, David pleads with God for deliverance. With copious tears he cries, “Hear my prayer, Lord, listen to my cry for help; do not be …
For the last four years, our daughter Odia, an artist, has been crocheting little patches of wool, one after the other – cream coloured, simple patches that looked a little …
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Does the resurrection make a difference – in everyday life?
by ContributorIt was the unshakeable conviction that Christ was alive that made the disciples of Jesus into such powerful witnesses to a living Christ. By the resurrection, as C.S. Lewis observed …