Being Human: Abortion and the Church
By Brian Norton
e-booklet
Many self-identifying “progressive” Christians are conflicted about the morality of abortion. So are some theologically “traditional” Christians. Weighing in on this often divisive, soul-searching discussion, Brian Norton has penned a brief discourse, Being Human: Abortion and the Church.
This booklet is designed for Jesus followers who are “pro-choice” or “undecided” on abortion, or uncertain about the Christian legacy and beliefs on abortion. Being Human examines the views and practices of the universal Christian Church – Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant – both epoch and present day, on the morality of abortion and our pastoral call for helping women experiencing unexpected pregnancies.
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Brian Norton is the co-founder of Pregnancy Care Canada and the Christian Advocacy Society of Greater Vancouver
By David Kitz & Rev. Dr. Ed Hird
Word Alive Press
Is there a hidden code to the Bible – a code hidden in plain sight we have been missing for generations?
By studying the ministry of Jesus, we can rediscover the blueprint he was following to launch the first-century church. It is a blueprint patterned after the prophetic Old Testament ministries of Elijah and Elisha.
Together, let’s crack the Elisha Code, renew our first love, and become participants in the next great end times revival – a revival marked by a double portion of Christ’s miraculous anointing.
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David Kitz is a Bible dramatist, an award-winning author, a convention speaker and a retired public school teacher. For over twenty-five years, he has served as an ordained minister with the Foursquare Gospel Church of Canada. Rev. Dr. Ed Hird served for over thirty years as the Rector of St. Simon’s Church North Vancouver, B.C. Ordained in 1980, he also served at St. Philip’s Vancouver and St Matthew’s Abbotsford. His current ministry focus is writing books & speaking at conferences on marriage & renewal.
In The Name of Jesus: Spiritual Support For Mental Health Challenges
By Marja Bergen
Medications, coping strategies, and other world remedies cannot heal the ingrained wounds of stigma. The pain of rejection, shunning, exclusion, feelings of shame, and being looked down on, can only be relieved through spiritual means. By following Jesus and how he treated those the world would not have anything to do with, we too can learn how to help those who are being stigmatized today. In the Name of Jesus will help the reader understand what it’s like to live with the pain of stigma. They will see how knowing the love of Jesus and all he can be for us can bring relief and encourage a more confident life.
Marja Bergen lives with bipolar disorder but has managed to stay confident throughout most of her seventy-six years. Since 2006 she has been a pioneer in raising mental health awareness in the Christian Church.
by Beverley Rayner
Castle Quay Books
A Seed is a Promise illustrates that in the everyday details of our lives, God is present. When we slow down and enjoy nature’s simplest pleasures, they call to us, and we find ourselves in wonder at their design and unique purpose. Every single bud and singing bird reminds us that God is at work and cares about the smallest details of life. Most of all, each person is unique and special, made in the image of God.
Children especially need this timeless reminder. This picture book, written for children ages 5-9, will also appeal to adults as a unique gift. Readers will delight in turning each new page and will want to re-read the truths of prose woven with stunning imagery. A Seed is a Promise is illustrated by 17 artists from many countries and will appeal to believers in God from all walks of life.
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Beverley Rayner is an author and freelance writer of articles for various publications and devotionals. She managed school libraries for fifteen years and now writes and presents to schools. Voice of the Martyrs released her first award-winning picture book, The Face of Courage Edith Cavell. Her second release, Barclay & Berk Builders: A Parable, won both Children’s Fiction and Children’s Non-fiction awards from the Word Guild in 2022. She lives in Ladysmith BC
Live Your Assignment: Being Christ’s Ambassador in 7 Spheres of Life
by Phil M Wagler
Castle Quay Books
A Christian is sent out as an ambassador of Christ. But where? And for what purpose? Live Your Assignment: Being Christ’s Ambassador in 7 Spheres of Life unpacks God’s highest purpose for the Christian life, which is much more radical and transformative than living a comfortable, spiritual life. This book echoes some of the work of Os Guinness’ The Call, and challenges us, as disciples of Jesus, to further awaken ourselves to the tasks as representatives of God himself, and ministers of reconciliation. Wagler presents God-given assignments in 7 key spheres of life; the self, creation, household, fellowship, city, nation, and world. It is through these assignments, which God gives to all those who love him, that God is filling the universe with his glory.
Wagler presents a unique angle on discipleship and life-calling/vocation in this book. He challenges followers of Jesus to apply these principles to their lives, as he has to his own as an individual, son, husband, father, pastor, mission leader, and servant in the wider body of Christ through the EFC and WEA. This book is a great resource for everyone seeking to bring glory to God in the whole of life.
Phil M. Wagler is Global Director of World Evangelical Alliance’s Peace & Reconciliation Network and Global Liaison of Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. He is graduate of Emmanuel Bible College, Tyndale Seminary, Arrow Leadership Program and has completed further graduate studies at Huron University College. Wagler believes the same awakening his own small life experienced awaits anyone who is willing to hear from God. He finds it personally exciting to see people become aware that God has commissioned them to impact many more spaces, people, and places than they could have imagined as ambassadors of Christ. His previous publication includes Kingdom Culture: Growing the Missional Church. Wagler lives in Kelowna
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Ambassadors of Christ: 30 Daily Readings for Reconcilers in an Unreconciled World
by Phil M Wagler
Castle Quay Books
“Without reconciliation we will not have any meaningful social life in this world.” These words of Johannes Reimer, World Evangelical Alliance Director of Public Engagement point us to the importance of the next thirty days for you. Meaningful and flourishing life on earth, Shalom as the Bible calls it, depends on people like you, made in God’s image, being reconciled to God through Christ and active as ambassadors of Christ. This daily reader is designed to ground your calling and identity as an ambassador of Christ so that you know why and how to be a reconciler in an unreconciled world. “
Phil M. Wagler is Global Director of World Evangelical Alliance’s Peace & Reconciliation Network and Global Liaison of Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. He is graduate of Emmanuel Bible College, Tyndale Seminary, Arrow Leadership Program and has completed further graduate studies at Huron University College. Wagler believes the same awakening his own small life experienced awaits anyone who is willing to hear from God. He finds it personally exciting to see people become aware that God has commissioned them to impact many more spaces, people, and places than they could have imagined as ambassadors of Christ. His previous publication includes Kingdom Culture: Growing the Missional Church. Wagler lives in Kelowna
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Leading Me: Eight Practices for a Christian Leader’s Most Important Assignment (updated and revised)
by Steve Brown – Arrow Leadership
Castle Quay Books
You are your most important and most difficult leadership assignment. Leading Me will help you get traction on living a Christ-centered, holistic, sustainable and fruitful life of impact. Grounded in biblical truth, utilizing the latest research and drawing on the proven process of the Arrow Leadership Program, Leading Me provides practical next steps for your most important leadership assignment…you. “Absorb the vital wisdom of this book, and you’ll find yourself leading more like Jesus: less frazzled, more fruitful, less frantic and more fulfilled in the Father’s love. You’ll experience leading as grace rather than as a rat race,” Ken Shigematsu, Pastor of Tenth Church Vancouver and best-selling author of God in My Everything.
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For more than a decade Steve Brown has directed the Arrow Leadership Program in North America and he now serves as President. Brown has journeyed alongside hundreds of Christian leaders leveraging his leadership experience serving in local church, denominational, parachurch and marketplace roles. A graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University (H.B.B.A.), Tyndale Seminary (M.Div.) and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (D.Min.), his goal is to equip leaders to cultivate spiritual vibrancy, develop healthy and holy character, grow deep relationships and leverage their leadership for maximum impact. Brown is also the author of Great Questions for Leading Well as well as the primary contributor to free leadership e-resources at www.sharpeningleaders.com.
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