Edmonton, AB: A vibrant Church in Edmonton is in need of a new home - Can you help? The Christian Burden Bearer Fellowship was launched in 2018 sponsored by the Send Network and the Canadian National Baptist Convention. This vibrant Church serves the Swahili and Kinyamulenge speaking communities of the region and has outgrown its current location in a neighbourhood Church. … [Read more...] about Church Bulletin for Churches
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Bill Wilson and Rev. Sam Shoemaker: 12-Step Pioneers
From 1917 until 1919, Sam Shoemaker served as a YMCA missionary in China. In January 1918, Sam met a fellow missionary to China, Frank Buchman, founder of the Oxford Group where he experienced a profound spiritual renewal through the "Four Absolutes" of honesty, purity, unselfishness, and love. Absolute Purity means to find some all-consuming and high faith and purpose which … [Read more...] about Bill Wilson and Rev. Sam Shoemaker: 12-Step Pioneers
Advokate Launches “Give the Gift of Life” Campaign
Supporting Vulnerable Families Facing Economic Hardship This Christmas Advokate has launched its annual "Give the Gift of Life Campaign." The campaign invites the community to support its mission of providing essential and compassionate care to women and families navigating unexpected pregnancies during a period of rising economic strain. Advokate’s services are critical … [Read more...] about Advokate Launches “Give the Gift of Life” Campaign
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 returned. In the name of … [Read more...] about Sir John A. & Agnes MacDonald: A New Family for a New Country
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. But is their effort an overreaction … [Read more...] about Helicopter Governments: part three – Bill C-12