Algorithms are discipling our kids. Easter poems. The runaway MAiD train. Sacred and small. Obstacles & opportunities for women in church. FT interview with Molly Thomas.
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Cover story
Algorithms are discipling our kids. Raising kids when sexism is trending and the gospel is still good. By Taylor Scott-Reimer.
Features
A mental health lens. Christian teaching always communicates a perspective on the relation of faith and mental health. What are you saying or hearing? By Rod J. K. Wilson
Easter poems. By Debbie Sawczak, Greg Kennedy, Luke Sawczak, Vilma Blenman, Marianne Jones and Catharina Regina von Greiffenberg (translated by Joanne Epp, Sally Ito and Sarah Klassen). By Doug Letts
The runaway MAiD train. Evangelicals called to help stop euthanasia expansion. By Patricia Paddey
Sacred and small. Rural ministry and why it still matters. By Kristen Unrau
Obstacles & opportunities for women in church: Canadian study assesses women's participation in evangelical churches. By John Longhurst
The FT interview: One on one with award-winning correspondent and news anchor Molly Thomas
In each issue
Behind the scenes. Discipleship in the muck. Seeking Christian discernment together in challenging times. By Bill Fledderus
Talking points. Podcast Lineup, Readers write, Milestones, Contributors
News. Notes. Ideas
- Thrift store supports mental health. Rescued & Restored builds community near Hamilton, Ont.
- English is opportunity in hard-to-reach countries. ELIC sends Christian teachers overseas.
- Inspiring ideas: Christmas Eve praying for an arsonist. Ten years serving meals from a parking lot. Christmas gifts for men in recovery. Serving community at 145th church anniversary.
- Missionary fruit from Filipino alumni. Seeds planted far from Canada flower here.
- A "magnet for misfits." Jesters Theatre builds community and confidence.
- By the numbers. Canadians continue to be targeted by scams and fraud.
- Faith trends. Barriers to participation of women in Canadian evangelical churches.
- Guatemalan-Canadian collaboration. Power at Work supports youth and families in Guatemala.
- Digging into passion for creation. A Rocha helps churches with blind spots.
- Noteworthy: Show takes off from evangelical upbringing. Manitoban creates Christian clothing. The power of the perogy. Finding an 800 year-old statue of Jesus. Fredericton church's bell stolen, wrecked. Flower arrangement class draws community.
Cross connections. MAiD and inconvenient compassion. What Jesus teaches about response to suffering. By columnist David Guretzki
At issue: For prayer and action. Hate crimes bill and religious expression.
The gathering place. The Sacred Assembly. Spirituality and the pursuit of justice. By columnist Bruce J. Clemenger
Event Calendar. EFC events. Community events.
News from the EFC. Summary of Bill C-9 concerns. Montreal worship case. Conscience protection in court. FT Podcast: Right relationships, one friendship at a time. ATR podcast: Disagreeing well. Sacred Assembly commemorated.
Thriving in digital. Discernment in a world of AI slop. Scroll long enough and you will feel it. The unease. The suspicion. The quiet thought – Is any of this actually true? By columnist Joanna la Fleur
History lesson. Building Toronto the Good. The story of Mayor William H. Howland. By Rev. Dr. Ed & Janice Hird.
All things reconciled: News from the Peace and Reconciliation Network. Reclaiming identity. Reconciliation in art. The beauty of Jesus in Uzbekistan. By David Donaldson
Church and community. Serving newcomers with a weekly worship service.
Books & culture: More online versions coming soon
- Q + A with author Darlene L. Turner on weaving truth into gripping fiction.
- Canadian Creatives: Portrait of a melody, oil on canvas by Diana Scholtens
- New media roundup
- The Lost Road: A Search for the Soul of the West
- Joyfully Star-Mapping Through Life’s Dung Piles
- Secularization, Social Order, and World History: Toward a Global Perspective
- Get a Hold of Yourself: Embracing Authenticity in a Complicated World
- A Carpentry of Words and Wood
- and more.
Final word. Sid Koop of Kelowna, B.C., is executive director of Truth Matters Ministries and the Youth Worker Community.