Since February, the U.S.-Iran conflict has drawn global attention to the narrow strip of sea between Oman and Iran. The Strait of Hormuz, which connects the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea, is considered one of the most important waterways in the global transit of goods. Now, it’s caught directly in the crossfire of the…
In June I sat in the lobby of a mental health centre. What if I don’t have OCD? I wondered. I tried to push the thought away. Two years prior, a counsellor at my university suggested I see a psychiatrist to be diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Now that my name was at the top…
“I can’t be a coward at the pulpit.” These words, coming from Gerlyn Henry’s supervisor on the heels of the January 6th insurrection in 2021, changed Henry’s perspective on ministry. At the time, Henry was working as an assistant priest at a church in the Anglican Diocese of Toronto. New to preaching and unable to…
Hollywood seldom portrays faith well. On one hand are glossy depictions of near-perfect characters who prosper if they pray hard, look right and win enough converts. On the other hand, Christianity is displayed as destructive and colonial. What happens to the stories in the middle, the ones that expose the harm of the church while showing…
Dr. Darcy Visscher, associate professor of biology at The King’s University in Edmonton, has always loved animals; from farm creatures to large African mammals, Visscher is fascinated by animal behaviour and the role humans play in impacting it. Visscher analyzes the role of animal behaviour patterns in both rural and urban landscapes by building and…
“We can only properly do redemptive journalism if our eyes are open to the dangerous times around us.” This statement from Brian Walsh was just one of many profound moments during Christian Courier’s 80th anniversary conference on October 18. Walsh said journalism should center around the act of homemaking, and if the scene in the…
In an attempt to secure economic sovereignty in Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Liberal Party say they are focused on “nation-building” that will establish long-term prosperity for the country. Bill C-5, passed by parliament on June 26, gives unprecedented power to the Canadian government to implement projects they believe are in Canada’s national…
On a plot of land northeast of Edmonton sits three acres of agricultural refuge cocooned by an old-growth forest. “Caring for the land and each other,” Lady Flower Gardens (LFG) is a non-profit community service that works with various agencies to provide a place of work and healing for disadvantaged Edmontonians. Wander through the garden…
When the motion for Edmonton’s Fellowship Church’s disaffiliation from the Christian Reformed Church of North America (CRCNA) was approved at the March 8 Classis Alberta North meeting, members of Fellowship met the news with murmurs, joined hands, smiles and tears. The motion didn’t take long: a unanimous vote, a farewell letter, a blessing and a…
Chemistry is much more than balancing equations and examining molecules – just ask Dr. Peter Mahaffy. Students in his classes at The King’s University don’t study isolated science reactions; they use a “systems thinking” approach to look for the intrinsic connections between scientific concepts, the earth, social systems and people. When I took Mahaffy’s Chemistry…
It begins with a murder, framed in film noir style upon a set of stairs. The silhouette of a man in a fedora leans over a body, peering up the staircase with every thump of his victim on the steps. But before any explanation is provided, the story jumps back six months; the viewer must…
Earlier this year, the United Nations issued a warning that humanity has two years left to take urgent action on addressing climate change. The historic heat waves, ravaging wildfires and surprise floods of Summer 2024 underscored this warning. The Insurance Bureau of Canada reports that Summer 2024 was the costliest on record, with seven billion…
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