If you have ever been to a wedding service, you can thank Archbishop Thomas Cranmer for his contribution of the words: ‘to love and to cherish.’ Cranmer beautifully translated from the Latin Sarum rite these now familiar vows: “to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness, and in health, to love and to cherish, till … [Read more...] about Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, shaper of the Anglican Way
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Martin Luther: Here I stand
In 1934, Hitler tragically became the German Fuhrer. That same year, Mr. King, a black preacher from the United States, visited the places of the Reformation in Germany. He was so impressed that he changed his name and that of his eldest son Michael, to Martin Luther. His son Martin Luther King Jr. is famous for having an anti-racist dream of civil rights for all. In … [Read more...] about Martin Luther: Here I stand
Adam Smith, father of compassionate economics
Many people nowadays have little idea how Adam Smith’s economic ideas have shaped their lives for good. Can a rediscovery of the real Adam Smith rescue our muddled Canadian economy? In 1776, Smith’s second book The Wealth of the Nations was so popular that he became known as the Father of Economics and the Father of Capitalism. For some people today, Capitalism has … [Read more...] about Adam Smith, father of compassionate economics
The Janz Team: Canadian missionaries to Germany
Who would have imagined that God would use pacifist Canadian Mennonites to bring revival in Germany? The Janz Brothers, who lived on a Saskatchewan farm, began as Country & Western singers. Hildor, together with his brothers Leo and Adolph, and Adolph’s brother-in-law Cornelius Enns, formed the Janz Quartet in 1946. They had a passion to serve God through singing, and to … [Read more...] about The Janz Team: Canadian missionaries to Germany
Loren Cunningham, world changer, 1935 – 2023
I first met Loren Cunningham in London, UK, speaking at Kensington Temple in 1991, shortly after that I joined Youth With A Mission and have been with YWAM ever since, I’m sure there are hundreds if not thousands of young people who could say the same thing. Since that day I had the privilege to meet Loren many times in numerous countries. Loren Cunningham was our (YWAMs) … [Read more...] about Loren Cunningham, world changer, 1935 – 2023