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Still no apology for rez schools
CHURCH LEADERS who took part in negotiating the $1.9-billion residential schools class action settlement that came into effect last month cannot understand why the federal government will not now apologize...
Battling Cancer
WHEN I began to share my breast cancer experience with others, I noticed immediately that what I had to say was going to change how they would approach their own breast health.
Ontario lieutenant-governor ‘lives the gospel’
BROADCASTER and community activist David C. Onley was driving along a Toronto-area freeway when he received a call on his cell phone from Prime Minister Stephen Harper with the news...
Foodgrains milestones
The Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB) has signed a new five-year agreement with the Canadian International Development Agency – worth $20 million per year.
A scholar’s take on today’s Brethren
WARD GASQUE knows a thing or two about the Plymouth Brethren.
Census paints ‘bleak picture’ of Canadian families
THE 2006 Canadian census is “a warning call to policymakers, social workers and churches” to take action to safeguard the future of the Canadian family, according to Dave Quist...
Once-ridiculed concerns about polygamy reconsidered
OTTAWA Archbishop Terrence Prendergast recalls how Cardinal Jean-Claude Turcotte, Archbishop of Montreal, was ridiculed by the news media when he warned that legalizing same-sex marriage...
Marriage memories
For three decades, Family Life Canada has conducted conferences aimed at helping couples create positive memories, to strengthen healthy marriages.
Africa: lessons in generosity
I HAD the privilege of spending August in Africa with the poor, orphaned and diseased.
A memorable encounter in Mozambique
Mindy  Hebron and Elise Ritchie of Port Coquitlam spent several weeks in Mozambique this summer, ministering at orphanages run by Iris Ministries.
Tracing paths of hope from B.C. to Africa
Paths of Dust & Hope is a documentary being filmed in Africa by a B.C.-based crew.
Solidarity with Tanzanian women
THIS past August, a team of 10 women from North Langley Community Church were privileged to visit Africa.
From street kid to ministry CEO
STEPHEN LUNGU’S life is a success story.
Time on the continent of tears
Hans Kouwenberg, Abbotsford-based moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, offers an account of his recent trip to Africa.
Amnesty abortion policy decried
AMNESTY International (AI) has approved a new policy on abortion that may cost it the support of the Roman Catholic Church.
Lanka Kol: Jesus film hits 1,000
THE Jesus film recently hit a major milestone. The most translated film of all time is now available in 1,000 languages.
Plane crash survivor’s mother was prompted to pray
MILLIE FURLONG, a 23 year old resident of Prince George, was one of only 41 people who survived the September 16 crash of a DC9 passenger jet aircraft on the Thai resort island of Phuket.
Youth lead the way to ONE worship gathering
IN AN encouraging show of unity and cooperation between churches, ministries and ethnicities, Lower Mainland youth leaders are blazing the way forward.
Social Justice course labelled ‘propaganda’
A NEW grade 12 course prepared by the British Columbia Ministry of Education is being called an instrument of social indoctrination by some Christian activist groups.
Downtown Eastside Olympic survey has surprising results
STUDENTS from Trinity Western University conducted the first ever survey asking residents and business people in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside what they thought about the potential impact of the 2010 Winter Olympics on their neighbourhood.
Faith groups finally getting the attention of Vancouver City Hall
LOBBYING efforts on behalf of churches’ right to offer social services are finally getting the attention of Vancouver’s City Hall.
Crying out to God together
MORE than 600 people from churches all over Metro Vancouver attended the three-hour September 9 ‘Praying Together’ event at Glad Tidings Church in Vancouver.
College Fair offers choices
EVERY year, grade 12 students face the biggest decision of their lives: where to go next.
Snapshot of the Church in Richmond
RICHMOND is a unique and ethnically diverse community, only 30 minutes from Downtown Vancouver.
Testimony
Journey from idol worship to the mercy of Christ
BEFORE I was saved, I was an idol worshipper.
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