Friends mourn Darrin Patrick, megachurch pastor and author, who died of...
Darrin Patrick, a megachurch pastor, author and speaker, has died. Patrick was a teaching pastor at Seacoast Church, a multi-site megachurch based in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, and the founding...
View ArticleCharities hit with layoffs, shortfalls
The depth of financial pain the pandemic has inflicted on Canadian charities is chronicled in a report that reveals one-third have had to lay off staff and others have reduced working hours as they...
View ArticleSamaritan’s Purse Team Packs Up Field Hospital in NYC
Franklin Graham traveled to New York City Thursday to thank Samaritan’s Purse doctors and nurses as they officially begin to close down the Emergency Field Hospital in Central Park... The post...
View ArticleThe virus and world religions
Who would ever have imagined a virus could bring similar responses from so many world religions? And yet in recent months most religious leaders worldwide – despite enormous theological, ethical and...
View ArticleSUICIDE, LEADERSHIP AND THE DARK INNER STRUGGLE FEW UNDERSTAND
And as you probably know, tragically, we’ve seen a number of suicides of well-known and well-loved pastors, many of them really young, in the last few years... The post SUICIDE, LEADERSHIP AND THE DARK...
View ArticleBefore we get ‘back to normal,’ we need to grieve and pray
I have drawn inspiration on how to respond to this crisis from Nehemiah. When he learned about the deplorable state of Jerusalem, this exiled prophet living in the Persian capital did not get to work...
View ArticleOur church is our community
We do love our community. Absence makes the heart sad and warm and, yes, fonder. People missed each other that first Sunday and in the ones that followed. Church is about worshiping God, of course –...
View ArticleThree churches withdraw from MC Eastern Canada
Earlier this spring, Mennonite Church Eastern Canada released the following statement: “We announce with great sadness Kingsfield-Clinton and Kingsfield-Zurich Mennonite Church, Living Water Christian...
View ArticleThe Eucharist and coming out of lockdown: A tract for these COVID-19 times
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View ArticleHOMESCHOOLING IN COVID-19 – Parent’s talk about the trails and tribulations...
In this two-part interview, Maggie John talks with a group of parents about homeschooling their children during the COVID-19 pandemic. The post HOMESCHOOLING IN COVID-19 – Parent’s talk about the...
View ArticleAs pandemic persists, churches and insurance companies grapple with risk
Insurance companies are primed to play an increasingly influential role for houses of worship as governors ease social distancing restrictions and many faith groups prepare to reopen their doors, with...
View ArticleMoving from a ‘Zoombie state’ to a more embodied life
After three days of many work-Zoom meetings and not much human contact, I felt disconnected from God, from myself, and from others. I felt alone and with a narrow-minded view of the world (a world the...
View ArticleYoung girls are at a greater risk of being lured online during COVID-19
In this time of sheltering in, social media is up by 40% — putting young girls at greater risk of being lured for sexual exploitation. Research co-ordinator Mikhaela Gray from, Fight4Freedom talks with...
View ArticleLeadership Expectations as a Source of Pastoral Pain
I’m old enough to recall when “leadership” became the latest buzzword among pastors. The key to being a good pastor was to become a good “leader.” I won’t bore you with the history of how it happened,...
View ArticleCommunity clergy a casualty of COVID-19
Patient care in the hospital is sometimes provided by community clergy, pastors and authorized representatives of religious organizations who support people from their own spiritual circles. That isn’t...
View ArticleHow the Metis Nation care for people and communities during COVID-19
In this interview, recorded in April, Lorna speaks with Metis National Council president David Chartrand about the initiatives they have in place to help protect their elders and the wider community to...
View ArticleThe Final disillusionment
COVID-19 has been a ruthless teacher. It has rendered many previous assumptions dubious, if not derisory, as it has surfaced corresponding inconvenient truths... The post The Final disillusionment...
View ArticleChristian apologist Ravi Zacharias dies of cancer at 74
Popular Christian evangelist and apologist Ravi Zacharias died Tuesday morning (May 19) at age 74, a few months after being diagnosed with cancer... The post Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias dies of...
View ArticleMissionary pilot dies in plane crash delivering COVID-19 test kits to remote...
The M.I.T. graduate served as a pilot and information technology specialist. At the time of her death, she was delivering COVID-19 rapid test kits to a remote village in Indonesia... The post...
View ArticleSask. faith leaders say reopening safely on June 8 is possible with careful...
Saskatchewan churches are expected to be allowed to reopen on June 8, but officials are still considering what guidelines they will put in place to reduce transmission risks during some activities,...
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