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Over the last two weeks in our church in St Jérôme, one family gave birth to twins while another lost triplets. Other families are pregnant as I write this post. Problems in pregnancy are on the minds of many in our congregation. Our daughter, Constance...
Overwhelmed by the devastation of cyclone Nargis but don't know what to do? Here's a recent update from WorldVenture (the missions organization we serve with), including first-hand accounts of the devastation and a chance to give: You have probably...
If you weren't yet aware, here is a video recounting the immense carnage in the country formerly known as Burma . The following text is taken from the Desiring God blog (by John Piper) : As the carnage from Cyclone Nargis moves toward 50,000 dead...
Recently, Chuck Colson (founder of Prison Fellowship Ministries and BreakPoint ), a man who has been greatly used by God and that I greatly respect and admire, published this article concerning Quebec. To begin, I greatly appreciate Chuck Colson and his...
For the moment it seems that the evangelical blogosphere is awash with news, studies, and articles on sex, pornography, and STD's. The percentage of teenage sexual activity in Quebec is much higher than in the U.S. or western Canada, but as of right...
Exactly one year ago, my friend Zac and I wandered the streets of St-Jérôme asking French-speaking Quebeckers these questions: What were the best and worst presents you ever received for Christmas? What is the meaning of Christmas? What is the origin...
Footprints on crackling snow. Visible breath. Clanging bells following midnight mass. All these, on an often sub-zero Christmas Eve, commemorated the beginning of the traditional Quebecker Christmas celebration. Though few still attend midnight mass,...
Richard Dawkins Interviews Alister McGrath This interview was filmed for the TV documentary Root of All Evil? but was left out of the final version. Time restrictions dictated that not all interviews filmed could be used. This was especially regrettable...
Here's an eye-opening article recently on Al Mohler's blog: The Economist [London], one of the world's great news organizations, publishes several major survey reports each year -- and each is priority reading for the world's leaders. This is certainly...
Dr. Ben Witherington III offers an extensive critique of the book The Jesus Family To mb (written to accompany the Discovery Channel documentary on Sunday) here . This story may even die before the documentary airs.
As many already know, James Cameron (Director of "Titanic") and Simcha Jacobovici (who still claims to believe in the authenticity of the fraudulant " James Ossuary " that came out a couple years ago), now claim that they have found the body of Jesus...
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