Anyone who spends time in or around pro-life circles knows that unborn children are created in the image of God. But what does that mean? In February of last year, shockwaves reverberated throughout much of American media, political, legal and medical circles when the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that embryos created through in vitro fertilization (IVF) are persons under state … [Read more...] about Evangelicals and Abortion
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BC Camp Spotlight
Camp Squeah | Camp Qwanoes | Timberline Ranch | TWU Camps Camp Squeah The Persistence of Pain: There’s nothing quite so ubiquitous to the human existence, and so irritating, as pain. Nearly every day of our lives we experience some measure of pain: physical, emotional, psychological, mental … spiritual. And yet it’s the one thing we work so very hard to remove and avoid … [Read more...] about BC Camp Spotlight
Alberta Camp Spotlight
Alberta Pioneer Camp | Pioneer Bible Camp | Blue Bronna Wilderness Camp | Camp Teepee Pole Alberta Pioneer Camp Resiliency & Jesus Moments: There is so much value in experiencing new things. Through backcountry trips, horsemanship skills, and sunny days spent splashing in the pool or lake we have found that each camp moment presents a unique opportunity to meet … [Read more...] about Alberta Camp Spotlight
A word about the Pope
As our small group finished our brief time with Pope Francis, I wondered why he was lingering, so I waited and watched. It turned out that he was waiting for us to leave so that he could turn out the lights and close the door, a task not too small for this global pastor. Pope Francis has now left us after his 12 years as leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics, a … [Read more...] about A word about the Pope
Providing the wanderer with shelter – Isaiah 58:6-7a
God’s mandate for his people wasn’t an option to be considered. It was a choice to be lived out. “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter…? “ Gabriela Ramo, former … [Read more...] about Providing the wanderer with shelter – Isaiah 58:6-7a