Reaching behind bars. Medical healing and divine intervention. Chronic disease. Praying for the city includes the city council. The FT interview with Jesus Nickel of Columbia Bible College.
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Cover story
Reaching behind bars. How virtual volunteering is making ministry more accessible than ever. By Catherine Morris
Features
Medical healing and divine intervention. Canadians seeking to harmonize experience and theology. By Alex Newman
- Blog post: New essay on miracles has personal roots
Chronic disease. Faith amidst the ebbs and flows. By Larry Hurst
Praying for the city includes the city council. Christian engagement with municipal government. By Joel Coppieters
The FT interview: One on one with Jesse Nickel of Columbia Bible College, B.C., author of A Revolutionary Jesus: Violence and Peacemaking in the Kingdom of God.
Fellowship Skills Series. How to encourage others. By April Yamasaki
In each issue
Behind the scenes. God at work through us. Aligning ourselves with God at work in the world today. By Bill Fledderus
Talking points. Podcast Lineup, Readers write, Milestones, Contributors
News. Notes. Ideas
- Uniting communities for disability inclusion. Karis Disability Services' fundraiser supports local and global projects.
- The great Canadian harvest. Preaching a nation-wide gospel message.
- Faith trends. Births and deaths of Christian charities: Registrations and revocations of charitable status in Canada for organizations labelled as Christian, 2015–2024.
- Faith-informed counselling at secular university. Centre bridges mental health gap.
- Helping Canadians choose life. New pro-life resources on beginning-and end-of-life care.
- Worship for workers. Bringing weekday life into Sunday worship.
- Inspiring ideas: Lethbridge church supports local charities. Fishers of women. Fellowship group for adult singles. Emerging children's ministry app. Support for new moms.
- By the numbers. Survey suggests attitudes to our armed forces.
- Noteworthy: Bible buying on the rise. Indigenous community restores historic church. Locating Jesus' first miracle. Dutch church renovation finds Canadian connection. Global religious trends.
Cross connections. On theological disagreement. Not every debate is a matter of life and death. By columnist David Guretzki
At issue: For prayer and action. Support for Bill C-218 can stop MAiD for mental illness
The gathering place. Equal dignity for all. Antisemitism and the public voice of the Church. By columnist Bruce J. Clemenger
- Version française : Égalité de dignité pour tous
News from the EFC. Supreme Court upholds prostitution laws. Join in for EFC Sunday. Submission on government budget. Summer letters to government.
Thriving in digital. Using church tech for public good. Tech partnering can help the Church thrive. By Joanna la Fleur
History lesson. Dismantling the doctrine of discovery. Digging out the roots of an invasive theological weed. By Jodi Spargur
All things reconciled: News from the Peace and Reconciliation Network. Christians run alternative prison. Muslim-Christian peacemaking. Gang alternatives in the Caribbean. By David Donaldson
Church and community. Making prom and graduation dreams come true.
Books & culture
- Extended review: West Coast Mission: The Changing Nature of Christianity in Vancouver. By Ross A. Lockhart
- Extended review: The Problem of Life: How to Find Identity, Purpose, and Joy in a Disenchanting World. By Mark Clark
- Extended review: Exploring the Financial Principles of Jesus: The Economy of Grace and the Generosity of God. By Keith Bodner
- Extended review: Hope Beyond Our Sorrows: Learning to Live with Life-Changing Loss. By April Yamasaki
- Extended Reading the Bestsellers review: We Who Wrestle with God: Perceptions of the Divine. By Jordan B. Peterson
- Q + A with author and public speaker Marcia Laycock
- Canadian Creatives: Charcoal sentinels, art on canvas by Sara Wiens.
- New media roundup
- Radical Roots: A Collection of Paintings, Stories, and Poems Celebrating the 500th Anniversary of Anabaptist Origins
- On the Cruel Edges of the World: A Memoir of Carrying Help and Hope Into Dark Places in Dangerous Times
- Looking Back, Leaning Forward: Wrestling With a Church’s Story
- Tradition and Tension: The Presbyterian Church in Canada, 1945–1985
- Navigating Life Series by Glenn C. Taylor
- and more.
Final word. Sarah Han is assistant professor of pastoral ministry at Tyndale University.