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Welcome back, readers. Over the past couple of months, many of us have spent time away from home, workplace or school. There are at least two reasons why I know this to be true. First, it’s very hard to arrange…Read More→
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Articles written by Doug Koop
It’s about saving childrens’ lives
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Arvid Loewen has a very unique talent. He can ride a bicycle further, faster and for longer than anyone else can even begin to imagine. In mid-July the 54-year-old grandfather set a new mark for the Guinness Book of World…Read More→
Upward and onward
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Whenever I’m travelling I notice steeples and signposts. Many churches don’t have steeples, but these inspiring symbols dot countless landscapes and are a welcome aspect in every city skyline. Steeples direct our attention to the heavens even as they mark…Read More→
A prayer for judges
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Effective August 30, Justice Ian Binnie and Justice Louise Charron are retiring from the Supreme Court of Canada. Who will take their place? “Pray for guidance that two positions will be filled by those who will bring righteous decisions with…Read More→
Sudden change comes slowly
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Associate editor Kelly Rempel is consulting calendars and creating schedules. This is a typical summer exercise, but it’s a bigger job than usual this time around. For the past eight years or so we’ve patterned our schedules on a 20-Day…Read More→
Confused, conflicted and Christian
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Questions and conflict about sexuality and sexual behaviour are threatening the peace (or complacency) in a wide variety of church-based groups and congregations. Co-habitation and common law marriage, same-sex committed relationships, extra-marital sex and pornography are among the concerns that…Read More→
What the Dickens is happening in Winnipeg?
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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness.” Winnipeg dominates the keystone province of the greatest hockey country in the world. It is a…Read More→
Welcome, new workers
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Kris Harder and Chris Janzen are new members of the ChristianWeek team. Staff turnover can be a big deal in a small office, but these two are making it a joy. Kris started in her new role as publisher’s assistant…Read More→
Good news on the awards front
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ChristianWeek exists to serve our readers, but once a year we pick a handful of the best articles and presentations to be judged by media professionals to see how we stack up against other Canadian church-based publications. And this year…Read More→
Scripture: Gather and scatter
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Four hundred years have passed since the venerable King James commissioned a group of Christian scholars to produce the version of the Bible that still bears his name. What a landmark that was on the long and winding road that…Read More→