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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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 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
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,
The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children’s teeth are set on edge is from…1. Proverbs2. Judges3. Jeremiah4. Zechariah Epact is…1. The three
A MUSLIM woman in Manila reads about the death of the Al-Qaeda leader on May 1. In the U.S., some took to the streets to