Many feel the church is absent from taking leadership in creation care. A new initiative of churches and organizations called the Creation Collective has been formed to address the concerns and to stimulate followers of Christ into action. Through a survey by Tearfund and A Rocha Canada, 742 young Christians made their passions clear about creation care. Over 90 percent say … [Read more...] about Tearfund and A Rocha Canada team up to create the Creation Collective
Faith
Inspiring a deeper walk of faith in God, expressed as Father, Son, and Spirit. Living out our shared experiences of life in Christ.
The mystery of praise
It seems to me that people see the mystery of praise as something you should do when you go to Church but have no personal experience using it as a weapon. Let me share my experience with you. Some years back, I developed Chicken pox. I didn’t have it as a kid and having it as an adult made the effect on me worse. It was so bad that I had to stay with my mum just in case it got … [Read more...] about The mystery of praise
BC Christian Academy: Our faith story – our faith journey
“What? We’re here already?” said no child to any parent. Ever. Family road trips are all about the end-goal aren’t they? Nobody loves the “getting there” part of a vacation though it must be endured in order to realize the anticipated delights of the final destination. A typical family road trip always starts with frantic last-minute packing and loading, arguments over how … [Read more...] about BC Christian Academy: Our faith story – our faith journey
The mountain fortress – Masada
Any pilgrimage to Israel should include a cable car ride, or a walk, up to the palatial ruins of Herod the Great at Masada. The Judean King captured this desert outpost in 43 BC from the Hasmonean rulers who had first developed it. According to the historian, Josephus, Masada was the last stand for 960 Sicarii (Jewish extremist rebels) opposing the Romans in 73 AD. The site’s … [Read more...] about The mountain fortress – Masada
The Jesus of Solzhenitsyn’s Gulag Archipelago
Have you noticed in our ‘woke’ western world that communism is once again becoming thinkable and even trendy for some? Alexander Solzhenitsyn commented: “For us in Russia, communism is a dead dog, while for many people in the West, it is still a living lion.” It is time to read Solzhenitsyn’s epic book Gulag Archipelago. Solzhenitsyn spent nine years interviewing two hundred … [Read more...] about The Jesus of Solzhenitsyn’s Gulag Archipelago