Law Change Further Threatens Christians, Other Religious Minorities in Iran
A change in legislation passed by the Parliament of Iran could make it easier to arrest and imprison Christians and other religious minorities in that country…
Evangelical leaders are speaking up about race — but will this new focus last?
Many prominent white evangelicals have made statements about Black lives in the weeks since the May 25 death of George Floyd, but is this new focus among white conservatives — and white Christians in general — momentary or lasting?…
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Israel Orders Christian TV Channel to Stop Broadcasting
Israeli regulators on Sunday announced they ordered a US-based evangelical broadcaster taken off the air, saying the channel hid its missionary agenda when it applied for a license…
Values, Votes and Media
According to our media reports, it seems Canada is chronically in election campaign mode, especially in our current federal minority government situation. With the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) the race for party leadership intensifies that mood. Even the Washington…Read More→
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The Connective Tissue of Bible Study
Wake up, churches! We are raising generation after generation of illiterate Christians. Haven’t we ourselves, at some point, tasted and seen that the Lord is good? How then can we sit silent while our own body lies naked, malnourished, wounded,…Read More→
Aimee Byrd, Cyberbullying & the Battle Over Manhood & Womanhood
Author and speaker Aimee Byrd has been blacklisted, cyberbullied, and recently ousted from a podcast she hosted for seven years. Her crime has been challenging a popular definition of biblical manhood and womanhood and its theological foundation. …
Are We Prepared for a Pandemic-Triggered Revival?
Some have predicted that the COVID-19 pandemic will spark a revival in the church. Well, revival might come to the church—but only if God’s people remove the idols from their lives and get serious about obeying Jesus and staying true to…Read More→
In a summer of pandemic, Vacation Bible School programs go online and outside
A beloved summertime tradition for many churches, VBS usually looks like weeklong day camps with songs, crafts, games, Bible stories and memory verses that reinforce a theme. Across denominations, it is one of the biggest outreach ministries of the year…Read More→
I’ll still celebrate Canada – A renewed Indigenous perspective
I am a Canadian Indigenous man who is a Sixties Scoop survivor. Like many Indigenous children in the 1960s, both I and my wife were removed from our families and communities and placed into non-Indigenous families. Today my wife and…Read More→
Seat of Satan
The book of Revelation is perfectly poised to help us during times such as this. The Bible is one long metanarrative from end to end. With Revelation being the end of the story, guess what? Jesus wins. Life has become…Read More→