Christmas Books for the family
The following titles have been suggested by the staff at House of James bookstore in Abbotsford, BC, and the staff at Christian Book & Record bookstore in Edmonton, AB. Please support your local Christian bookstore. Find a Christian Bookstore near you, click here. Kids: The First Christmas By NT Wright Tommy Nelson Keep Jesus in…
Venez, divin messie: Oh come, divine Messiah
The surprising doubleness of the Advent season I don’t know when or where I first learned about the Advent season as the four weeks before Christmas. Maybe as a child at the Lutheran church where I went to Sunday school. Or as a youth in the Anglican church I attended with a friend from high…
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Worship Road Radio Launches 25 Days of Ad Free Christmas Music
Christ-centered Christmas music and family classics, streaming ad-free through December 25. This December, Worship Road Radio, Canada’s national Christian radio station and one of North America’s fastest-growing Christian broadcasters, is celebrating the Christmas season with 25 days of uninterrupted Christmas music, running from December 1 through Christmas Day. Blending Christ-centered worship with timeless family-friendly classics,…
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Disaster Risk Reduction Program in the Philippines
Leading humanitarian agency Canadian Foodgrains Bank is expanding its reach through a seven-year, $9.1 million program to increase resiliency to future climate crises in the Philippines, with funding from the Government of Canada. The Philippines is consistently identified as among the world’s most disaster-vulnerable countries, typically experiencing up to 20 tropical storms in a year. In…
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Now About Idols
It’s time to talk about idols. In my last article (Thoughts on Structure and Outcomes) I mentioned that I would return to the topic of idols in Canada. The reason I want to talk about idolatry is that I feel that for most Christians it flies under the radar. Idolatry in Canada is easy to…
Kentro – Centering on Hearts and Needs
The newly passed Canadian Budget axed $2.7 billion in international aid over the next four years and Kentro’s Executive Director, Laura Solberg, is sounding the alarm for anyone who will listen. Canada is joining the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union in cutting back. Laura is passionate about seeing people discover and…
Sir John A. & Agnes MacDonald: A New Family for a New Country
Every time we spent a Ten Dollar bill from 1971 to 2018, we came face-to-face with Sir John A Macdonald, our first Prime Minister. Starting in 2018 with ‘woke’ Victoria, eight of Macdonald’s ten statues across Canada have been vandalized and removed by Canadian ‘cancel culture, though the one in Ontario’s Queen’s Park was recently…
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Helicopter Governments: part three – Bill C-12
We’ve all heard of helicopter parents, hovering over their little ones to protect them from every scrape and fall. Can governments, sincere in their motive, overprotect their citizens? The Liberal government has introduced Bill C-2 (Strong Borders Act) and Bill C-9 (The Combatting Hate Act) as a solution to the social turmoil in our nation.…
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Do You Know Someone Who is Living With Cancer?
Do You Know Someone Who is Living With Cancer? Victoria’s Quilts Canada (VQC) is an all-Canadian not-for-profit charity that makes and delivers hand-made quilts to people in Canada living with cancer. By providing these quilts, we hope to bring physical comfort to those dealing with cancer, as well as spiritual comfort in knowing they are…
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Mission/Ministry Spotlight
CFI – Christian Friends of Israel | CSB Canada | Lighthouse Harbour Ministries | Salvation Army Kettles | International Christian Response | CFI – Christian Friends of Israel “And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed…And Joseph also went…
Why Your Family Will Love Partnering with BC Christian Academy
At BCCA, the Gospel isn’t an add-on—it’s the heartbeat of who we are. In every classroom, curriculum, and conversation, our desire is to point students to Jesus and anchor their lives in His truth. We are committed to providing an education that is distinctly and intentionally Christian. Christ is not a side subject; He is…
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