Did you know that less than 15% of Canadian Christians read the Bible at least once every week? That number is almost completely unbelievable. And it is a disaster. What other group of people will ignore the words of their leader? What other group of people claims to follow someone without paying any attention to him? […]
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Review: Promise and Deliverance by S.G. De Graaf
It can be difficult to find a quality narrative Bible curriculum for teens and adults. The four volume Promise and Deliverance series by S.G. De Graaf, first published years ago, is still among the best. Many years ago Christianity Today called it “A landmark in interpreting the simple stories of the Bible” and that assessment […]
Now Thank We All Our God
Today is Canadian Thanksgiving. This beautiful hymn reminds us how to give thanks. Now thank we all our God, with heart and hands and voices, who wondrous things has done, in whom this world rejoices; who from our mothers’ arms has blessed us on our way with countless gifts of love, and still is ours […]
Review: What Your Heart Needs for the Hard Days by Holly Gerth
We all have hard days. Some people have only a few of them, at least for the present. Some face an unrelenting succession of difficult times. And some have sadness woven so deeply into their souls that it seems joy will never return (and if that’s you, please do seek professional help as well as […]
The Best is Yet to Come
I talked to a dear mom about her son’s cancer. Three days ago they discovered it is back, aggressively. I had called to comfort her, but she ended up comforting and inspiring me instead. “God has everything under control,” says this woman who has faced more in the last few years than most of us face […]