In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim, Daniel and his friends Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah are taken to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon. The four have caught the eye of the king and are chosen for their intellect and beauty to be trained in the...
In a time when there seems to be a deluge of people questioning the relevance and sacredness of the biblical text, I find myself gasping with wonder again and again at not only the stunning strata within the tome of scripture, but the uncanny germaneness of its...
This month’s reflection is more of a request really On several occasions I would hear John Wimber say that his favourite and most used prayer was simply this, “O God. O God. O God. Help!” Many times he would add the caveat that this was his most...
“God did not abolish darkness at creation. God added light. But for many, darkness symbolizes all that is negative, harmful, evil and fearful. God gave equal importance and prominence to darkness and light, and all life, including human life, begins and develops...
Photo by David Ross My wife Claire and I have been members of Epic Vineyard Church here in Calgary for over eight years now. One of our pastors, our good friend Joyce Rees, is fond of pointing out that, in terms of the Christian calendar, Christmas seems to get most...
‘Station 12- Jesus Dies on a Cross’ by Jen Norton, In ancient liturgical tradition, Christians are invited to order their days and sense of time by a cyclical remembering of the stories of Scripture. From Advent to Christmas, from Lent to Holy Week to...
