The Word Guild recently hosted the 35th annual awards event in honour of incredibly talented Canadian writers who are Christian. Co-hosted by Heather Stuart and Bill Fledderus, the event celebrated the power of the written word and excellence in Christian writing. The event, which took place online for the fourth consecutive year, recognized unpublished work by new writers as … [Read more...] about The Word Guild Award Winners
Books
Preparing to Cross The Finish Line by Walter Wiens
A Review Walter Wiens’ vision to write Preparing to Cross the Finish Line began when he sensed God’s gentle Spirit urging him to write what he had experienced and learned about funerals in his pastoral ministry. The purpose of this book is to help families in their time of grief, as well as pastors who counsel families when death has occurred. Using the metaphor … [Read more...] about Preparing to Cross The Finish Line by Walter Wiens
Book Review: The Elisha Code and the Coming Revival (2023 Word Alive Press) by David Kitz and Dr. Ed Hird.
Many Christians on the west coast of Canada or in the Ottawa Valley will know the names of Rev. Dr. Ed Hird and Rev. David Kitz, authors of The Elisha Code and the Coming Revival. I have gotten to know both, by living, at different times, in both aforementioned communities, and by observing their respective influences in the field of Christian writing. Those influences have … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Elisha Code and the Coming Revival (2023 Word Alive Press) by David Kitz and Dr. Ed Hird.
Books by Canadian authors July 2023
Now I Become Myself: How Deep Grace Heals Our Shame and Restores Our True Self By Ken Shigematsu Zondervan Becoming who you were before the world told you who you had to be. You're not alone when it comes to experiencing shame or fear of not being enough. Shame isn't felt only by those who have gone through failure or trauma or been told they'll never amount to … [Read more...] about Books by Canadian authors July 2023
One day in the life of Solzhenitsyn, the weeping prophet
Are there modern-day prophets, or did that all cease when the bible was completed? Prophecy will cease one day when Jesus, the perfect one, returns to take us home (1st Corinthians 13:10). In the meantime, we see prophets like Alexander Solzhenitsyn who challenged both eastern and western worldviews. Solzhenitsyn was still in the womb when his Russian father died … [Read more...] about One day in the life of Solzhenitsyn, the weeping prophet