Category: Feature Stories
Seeking Reconciliation: Your Role in Resolving Church Conflict
NOTE: This article addresses the kind of conflicts which sometimes occur in the church in the course of everyday life. It doesn’t address more serious issues like abuse. If you are the victim of abuse or another serious situation, please contact appropriate civil and church…
The Church is the Body of Christ: We are the Body of Christ
by Edward Kettner What do we mean when we refer to the Church as “the body of Christ”? That phrase occurs in several places in the New Testament. The phrase can simply mean the physical body of Jesus which was laid in the tomb, though…
Back to Basics
by David Haberstock Is your church as full as it was about two years ago? Recently I heard on CBC that Canada’s movie theatres and concert venues were averaging about 40 percent of their pre-pandemic attendance. This statistic is good to know, because if your…
His Father’s Son: Jesus in the Temple
by Stephen Chambers It’s clear that the first two chapters of Luke’s Gospel are unique; that’s the place where we hear many of the stories that fill the Advent and Christmas seasons. What we sometimes overlook though is the special light that the last of…
Three Days of Snow: One Christmas in Scotland
by Sylvia Das “I suppose you like this weather,” said one of the ladies at our small Scottish church, shaking the snow off her kerchief. “Yes,” I laughed. “It’s always nice to have snow on Christmas Eve.” As Canadians living on the outskirts of Glasgow,…
Son of Man and Son of God: The Good News in Jesus’ Genealogy
by Jonathan Kraemer When a child is born, parents and others wonder: “What will you be like when you grow up?” or “I wonder how you will take after your mother? Your father?” or “Will you be similar to another relative?” When we ask questions…
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