Gospel Magic
Diana Swift
June 21, 2011
The Rev. Kyle Norman: “I make it clear that I do tricks but Jesus does miracles.” Prestidigitation in the pulpit? Well not quite, but the
The Rev. Kyle Norman: “I make it clear that I do tricks but Jesus does miracles.” Prestidigitation in the pulpit? Well not quite, but the
As Canada’s Inuit emerge from the long shadow of the residential-school experience, the national Inuit organization Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) has released a comprehensive blueprint
National Indigenous Anglican Bishop Mark MacDonald: “We will pray for this initiative’s success.” Photo: Art Babych Five national organizations-including aboriginal and health groups–have issued a
Robert Sibley, author of “A Rumour of God”Photo courtesy of Novalis Publishing Robert Sibley, a senior writer with the Ottawa Citizen, has been nominated for
Bishop Michael Ingham of New Westminster: Time to move forward Parishes that leave the Anglican Church of Canada (ACC) but seek to retain their buildings
The Rev. Beth Fellinger, senior pastor of Destination Church, a church plant in St. Thomas, Ont., baptizes a new Christian in her hot tub. Warning
Imam Michael AbdurRashid Taylor. Photo: Diana Swift “Canada is a land of promise, opportunity and peace, “but for too many of our people, these promises
Bruce Smith, national director of Threshold Ministries, was one of the attendees at a recent Vital Church Planting conference in Toronto. Photo: Diana Swift The
Church-goers from two-year-olds to octogenarians brought their favourite rides to St. Martin’s Anglican Church, Calgary for the annual Blessing of the Wheels. Church-goers from two-year-olds
Climate change is “the greatest challenge facing humankind,” says retired professor and former MP Lynn McDonald. Photo: Marites N. Sison Don’t just pray. Act! That
Junk food should be taxed and those taxes used to pay for school food programs, the Green Party’s Tim Grant told a religious leaders’ forum.
The author began working on the book a few years ago when her body was racked with pain from mercury poisoning. Soulistry. In case you’re
The old recapture-the-congregants and fill-the-pews approach is at odds with the Gospels, says the Bishop of Sheffield, Stephen Croft. Photo: Rena Schild As Bishop of
Many newcomers to Christianity are fearful of making a commitment to the church until they have all the answers to their questions. Photo: Dominique Landau
The church must be an optical fibre lamp, gathered in a concentrated beam or dispersed, “but still connected,” says a Fresh Expressions leader. Photo: Yuyangc
For the first time, there have been epidemics of malaria, a mosquito-borne disease, among pygmies of Uganda. Photo: Hector Conesa The Canadian Arctic, the Amazonian
The Right Rev. Stephen Croft calls himself ‘consciously incompetent’ Photo: Courtesy of vitalchurchplanting.com Following a short welcoming video featuring the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams,
Vital Church Planting conference an embodiment of top priorities identified in Vision 2019, Archbishop Fred Hiltz told delegates. Photo: General Synod/Brian Bukowski Archbishop Fred Hiltz,
JESUS walks on water in this illustrated Arabic manuscript of the gospels by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.Photo: Alex Smith In these days of often
Holding aloft a spade with a bright green pointed blade, Archbishop Fred Hiltz delivered a stirring May Day sermon at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in