Jesus' Resurrection: Fact or Fiction?
At Easter, some might wonder what all the fuss is about. Who cares? What difference does it make if Jesus rose from the dead?
It makes all the difference in the world. If Christ did not rise, then thousands of believers have died as martyrs for a hoax.
If he did rise, then he is still alive and can offer peace... >Read More
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Great Expectations for Christmas
Christmas is loaded with expectations, isn't it? Christmas shopping, decorating and entertaining. Typically we knock ourselves out trying to make it the "perfect" Christmas. And year after year we end up with the same empty feeling, like Christmas wasn't as personally fulfilling as we'd hoped. Why is that?
Let's look at a few of our expectations.
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Learning to Love the Girl in the Mirror
I lost my dad to suicide at the age of five. Shortly after that a family member started sexually abusing me. Several years later I lost my step dad to a horrible fire that destroyed our home. We were left with nothing except for haunting memories. Later, I turned to drinking to ease the pain that tormented me day in and day out... >Read More
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The Power of Purposeful Multiplication
There's a lot of growth potential in one little seed. It seems so small but under the right conditions this one seed can grow into a plant that will yeild 800-1600 seeds! Spiritual multiplication is the same. When you think about it Jesus' plan to save the world was genius, Jesus planted the seed of the gospel in the lives of 11 guys,...... >Read More
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Religion: Why it isn't Working
If billions of people all around the world claim to believe in God, why is the world so messed up? That's the central question David Nasser asks in this thought-provoking video. Born in Iran, David fled the country with his family in 1979 when revolution broke out. His life journey took him away from religion and back again. In... >Read More
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My Boy, You Need Jesus
Story told by Jeff Yellow Owl, written by Patty Duncan
In 1923 the government took my grandmother from her parents and put her in a boarding school to immerse her in the white man’s culture. She remembers bumping along in a wagon, watching her home and family disappear in the rolling hills of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in...... >Read More
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Oldest Canadian: A True Hero
Elizabeth Buhler, then the oldest Canadian living in Canada, was just weeks away from her 112 birthday when she passed away. In a write-up for the National Post, Joe O'Conner said:
She deserves a medal, a badge, a eulogy from the Prime Minister and a half-page entry in the Canadian Encyclopedia under the heading: “An Extraordinary Ordinary...... >Read More
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An Easter Story Worth Remembering
You've probably seen Santa Claus; but have you ever seen the Easter... >more
Easter is For Second Chances
Easter is the story of second chances. Through the events that are... >more
What Do You Fear?
