Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has seemingly given his support to the month of December being officially noted as “Christian Heritage Month,” pending approval by members of parliament. On Wednesday (Dec. 11) Liberal MP Jean Yip (Scarborough-Agincourt) hosted the prime minister at a “Christmas on the Hill” celebration at Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
Joy is no ordinary emotion. It can promote individual well-being and the common good as a response to what should be, what could be, and, at some point, what will be. This advent season, it is time to consider how joyful the coming of the Lord is and will be
Christians in Western individualistic cultures can learn much from our collectivist culture brothers and sisters. Learning the value of intergenerational engagement is one of those things, as this camping example from Brazil shows.
Last Sunday, the second Sunday of Advent, and throughout this week has been an opportunity to reflect on peace. In this contribution, discover how it fits into the Advent season, some history, a relevant scripture, and practices that can help you cultivate personal peace in an uncertain world.
While for most Americans, Thanksgiving is a time allotted for big family dinners, catching up with relatives and watching football games, for others, it involves going to church.
Tony Campolo, a bestselling author, teacher and evangelist preacher known for championing a movement called “Red Letter Christianity,” has died. He was 89. Campolo’s death was announced on his Facebook page on Tuesday evening. The message to his friends and followers said the notable preacher “died at his home in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania,” where he was “surrounded by his family and loved ones.”
The United Methodist Church has garnered criticism for a plan to possibly cut funding to the 1-million-member Côte d'Ivoire Conference, which voted to leave the denomination earlier this year before the original deadline to do so.
Mental health issues are largely “normalized” within Canadian churches but stigma about the problems still exist, according to a survey sample of 1,000 church leaders and churchgoers. The survey was featured in the first of four webinars on “What Canadian Church Leaders Should Know about Mental Health & Illness in their Congregation” hosted by Flourishing Congregations Institute (FCI) and supported by Ambrose University in Canada.
Fears about receiving “adequate, quality care” may be influencing “financially or socially vulnerable” Canadians to agree to euthanasia, with a recent study showing six in 10 citizens in the country generally reporting worries about the legally approved and supported killings.
LittWorld 2024, the triennial global publishing conference organized by Media Associates International (MAI), took place in Puebla, Mexico, from November 3 to 8 with the theme "Publishing for Lasting Impact." Half of participants were in the 20 to 30 age group, which bodes well for the industry’s future, according to outgoing MAI President John Maust. Pubols also spoke of her excitement at seeing so many new people at the event and particularly "a good group of young people participate. This dem
The chairwoman of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), Bishop Kirsten Fehrs, and the chairman of the German Bishops' Conference, Bishop Georg Bätzing, expressed their shock at the "inhuman attack" at a Christmas market in Magdeburg. In a joint press release, they said: "Many people throughout Germany and around the world are feeling the horror, grief and sympathy today."
