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After Life?
Is there evidence of God, and what really happens when we die? At the heart of the Christian message is the claim that Jesus rose from the dead. This is the defining moment of history. It confirms the reality of God, and the identity of Jesus as the Son of God, and it means we can […] Read More >
Lest We Forget
In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved, and were loved, and now we lie In […] Read More >
Trying to Answer the Why?
We’ve all asked “why?” at some point or another. Chris Keith has been asking why for most of his life. He was 12 years old when his grandparents decided he was old enough to know the truth. His whole family – his parents and his older brother Mikey – did not die in a car […] Read More >
Treating the Root Problem
Too often people are tempted to put a band-aid on a problem instead of really fixing it. That was the thought that came to mind when I read an article in the Globe & Mail titled “Suicide barrier on Bloor Viaduct worked, but jumpers went elsewhere”: The Bloor Viaduct suicide barrier, a $6-million feat of […] Read More >
Is Patriotism Lame?
I don’t know what’s been going on in your hometown lately, but here in Toronto Canada we had a weekend full of violent protests. Police cars set on fire, windows of shops smashed, and approximately 900 people arrested. All of this was due to the G20 summit, which cost billions of dollars, not including the […] Read More >
US Honors 1000th GI Lost
Today as we mark Memorial Day, the United States has lost its 1000th GI to the combat in Afghanistan. Marine Corporal Jacob Leicht, a native of Kerrville Texas, had been in country just two weeks after spending the last two years in physical therapy for a serious injury sustained in combat in Iraq. He would […] Read More >
Apple Says No to Porn, Kinda
Pornography is a multibillion dollar industry, but you won’t find it on your iphone, at least not officially. Several sites, include Techland.com (a subsidiary of Time) reported a series of emails between Apple CEO Steve Jobs and one unsatisfied customer, Ryan Tate. In the emails Tate asks Jobs what he think Bob Dylan (a hero […] Read More >
Is it Possible to Overcome Alcoholism?
Over 16million Americans suffer from alcoholism, based on US census data. That’s about twice the population of New York City. The problem is also widespread in Canada and other countries as well. It doesn’t help that alcohol advertisers constantly remind those struggling with alcohol about their problem and tempting them to abandon their attempts to […] Read More >
8 Ways to Connect with Faraway Family
I have lived at least three days’ drive from my grandparents and most of my extended family my entire life. Though it didn’t surprise my mother, I know it was hard for her when I followed in her footsteps and moved across the continent from her and my dad. The independence that motivated her to […] Read More >
Fort Hood shootings leave America grieving
Yesterday Major Nidal Malik Hasan, an army psychiatrist, opened fire at the Fort Hood military base in Killeen, Texas, killing 13 people. The BBC reports: The shooting began at about 1330 (1930 GMT) on Thursday at a personnel and medical centre at Fort Hood – the largest US military base in the world, home to […] Read More >