It’s not a secret that I’ve been repairing and bookbinding my church’s Bibles and hymnals. I’m not surreptitiously stuffing them into my backpack, though I suppose the optics might be a bit confusing to members of my congregation. It came about naturally; after all, part of learning a craft involves becoming curious about the product….
From scheduling facilities to doctrinal clashes, the pitfalls of communication can cause a host of challenges. For Pastor Ryan Chau and the staff of three congregations at Edmonton Chinese Baptist Church (ECBC), these challenges are written in triplicate for their trilingual church community. “Complex theological concepts can be really hard to communicate,” Chau explains, noting…
When prompted to think of someone with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactive disorder), most people imagine an overly active child, usually a boy, bouncing off the walls in class, unable to retain any bits of information. When prompted to think of someone with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), most imagine a quiet, perhaps non-verbal child (also usually…
I have to admit, watching the first episode of HBO’s series Station Eleven was extremely difficult. Triggering almost, with exhausted healthcare professionals in ubiquitous blue masks, fighting against an insidious respiratory virus with a devastating mortality rate, as the population reacted with various levels of panic and denial. It felt insensitive that someone felt the…
Less commercially successful than his former dctalk bandmates TobyMac and Michael Tait (now of Newsboys fame), Kevin Max has always been a black sheep in the Christian music industry. Recently in the headlines for identifying as an “exvangelical,” Max has been using his distinct voice and eclectic style to make some of the most interesting…
After a few years away from the denomination, our family decided to “return to the fold” of the Christian Reforemd Church (CRC) in Fall of 2021, and began attending Inglewood CRC here in Edmonton. Once we joined, we were sent a list of all sorts of important and useful documents, from a directory to doctrinal…
“I want to say something to the young people,” Prince William began. “In the next 10 years, we are going to act. We are going to find the solutions to repair our planet. Keep learning. Keep demanding change. And don’t give up hope.” That speech on Oct. 22 came just before the Royal Family gave…
Few pieces of media are as ubiquitous in western culture as the original Star Wars trilogy, and few endings are as well known as the climax of The Return of the Jedi. The hero Luke Skywalker, bruised and apparently beaten, is saved from death by the erstwhile villain, his father Darth Vader. Doing so fatally…
In March 2020, right as the pandemic was starting to take root in Canada, I was diagnosed with a complication in my pregnancy that required me to be on bed rest until delivery. Kindly, a friend of mine loaned me his Nintendo Switch with the instruction to play Animal Crossing: New Horizons. I’ve never considered…
The Happy Rant is a podcast that discusses Reformed celebrity pastors, books and pop culture in the style of a frothy, tabloid gossip show. Hosted by Ted Kluck (co-author with Kevin DeYoung of Why We’re Not Emergent, among other things), Ronnie Martin (former member of Christian electropop group Joy Electric), and Barnabas Piper (author, and…
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On October 21, Canadians will head to the polls for our country’s 43rd federal election. For political nerds like me, election time is as exciting as Christmas, albeit with less presents and more attack ads, but for the general population election season can be a confusing and aggravating time.
The first time I read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, I was working an evening shift at Coles making $10 an hour, feeling utterly discontent with my life. The moment I picked up the small book, with its watercoloured matte cover and heavy pages, a feeling of relief washed over me.
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