‘Sugaring’
Is there anything more Canadian than maple syrup?
‘Sugaring’
Is there anything more Canadian than maple syrup?
Silver and Gold
It was recently my turn to bring in snacks for the staff at my workplace. This is no small feat, as every Wednesday, just before 10:00 a.m., a small army of piranhas – er, I mean people – begin to hover around a 4’x3’ island in the staff room, eagerly awaiting to devour this week’s offering.
Infographic: What is the purpose of Christian education?
Christian Courier recently polled communities across Canada to find out what you think about the current landscape of Christian Education
Sir Ken Robinson’s new ‘Learning Revolution’ echoes old gospel themes
On January 13, 2017, Abbotsford Christian School hosted a “Learning Revolution” event to address the need for significant educational reform across our nation. The event featured world-renowned speaker Sir Ken Robinson, an internationally recognized authority on innovation and creativity in education.
Perfectly real
Sometimes when you are searching for something your heart desires, the best place to start is at home.
Local salt and light
“Love your neighbour” is the second greatest commandment in the New Testament. But what does this look like practically in the physical spaces where we live? Abma is working towards a solution for that question through Neighbourhood Life (NL), a grass-roots initiative in Central Alberta that seeks to enable Christians to actively engage with their neighbours.
The Good Shepherd
Did you know? Shepherd’s Pie was the term originally given to a pie like dish that contained lamb and mashed potatoes. When it contains beef, the proper name is Cottage Pie.
Just deserts
A few Christian Courier issues ago, my proofreader’s eye caught, with the satisfaction only a proofreader can understand, what I was sure was a mistake. One of our writers used the term “just deserts” in their column. I promptly added my comment that “desserts” was spelled with two “s’s” because I had learned a little trick long ago to remember the difference – desserts are better than deserts and so the word gets an extra letter.
Palatable Goodness
Not only have school lunches reared their ugly heads, but along with this dreaded chore comes the annual desire to make some healthy changes to the brown-bag contents.
It’s not OK: The crocodile in our village
It goes by many names: pornography, prostitution, sex trafficking, violence against women. We all know, on some level, that it exists, but especially for white North American Christians, it is easy to pretend we aren’t affected by it and to assume these are the result of lifestyle choices for people who don’t share our morals. We might feel sorry for the ones we can’t avoid acknowledging as victims, but because it’s such a horrible reality, we don’t know how to talk about it, let alone begin to think about how to stop it. Discomfort and fear paralyze us, and self-righteousness enables our apathy.
Playing with fire
There was a time when even the word “jalapeño” used to scare me.
‘Keep Your Fork’
I want people to see me there in that casket with a fork in my hand and wonder, ‘What’s with the fork?’ Then, I want you to tell them, `Keep your fork, because the best is yet to come.
