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Christ-centred. Creative. Canadian.
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This month, while Meghan is away on holidays, I am helping Maaike with the August issue. The best part (besides getting to work with Maaike!) has been seeing the behind-the-scenes process. Each issue is one unfolding story that reveals itself in pieces: the columns slowly pepper the google drive; the reviews and features peek through our email chains; and the news pieces pass back and forth as we exchange ideas, brainstorm a title and select the perfect image.
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I'm a bit biased, but I think Christian Courier is a mighty little miracle in our ever-changing world. As our culture increasingly turns to social media, AI bots and algorithms (there's a hint here to the theme of the August issue), CC continues to pursue slow, thought-provoking journalism. And we're eternally grateful when organizations such as the Canadian Christian Communicators Association recognize our hard work.
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There's comfort in knowing we're not the only Canadians who feel a loyalty to small publishers; there are other journalists just as stubborn and in love with storytelling as us. As practical as online algorithms are, there is nothing quite as transcendent as raw, ink-on-paper stories. Words connect us more than any social media feed ever will.
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What stories will you read this week?
Jenna
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P.S. Can you see CC’s roots poking through this week? There’s a strong theme of reformed Dutch stories in this newsletter!
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Did someone forward this newsletter to you?
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AWARD WINNING WRITING AND ART
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CC takes home 10 awards from the Canadian Christian Communicators Association.
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Meghan Kort
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During an awards ceremony in Toronto, Ontario, on May 15, Christian Courier (CC) was recognized for excellence in writing, art and digital communications. The awards ceremony was put on in collaboration between the Canadian Christian Communicators Association and the Associated Church Press, which together represent more than 80 publications in Canada and the U.S.
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CANADA HAS SPACE FOR MORE NEWS PUBLICATIONS
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Three years into founding Canadian Affairs, Lauren Heuser shares what motivated her to launch a media organization and what she’s learned about how Canadians read the news.
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Matthijs Kronemeijer
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Heuser: I’ve always been really interested in public policy and social issues. Journalism is a very important way through which social issues get discussed and understood and explored: how, ultimately, policy gets shaped in Canada. I’m not interested in being in politics, but the media plays a role in shaping policy. And so that kind of passion is what drove this crazy decision to launch a media company.
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THE BEAUTY OF BEING REFORMED
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Mark Verbruggen
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This refreshing book brings beauty and sanity into theological conversation. Generously Reformed – written by three Western Theological Seminary authors – inspires and re-kindles my passion for reformed theology. This accessible book is for all interested in better knowing the reformed tradition or even as an introduction for those unfamiliar with reformed tradition.
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SUMMER READING
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Katie Munnik
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This month, the bookshops are advertising bargain beach reads and summer escapes and sure, that’s great, but there are other books that stay with us and travel with us. They don’t need to be important books; they just need to speak into our memories. When we find a book like that it makes its own space on our interior bookshelves and starts conversations with its neighbours.
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AN EXTRAORDINARY HOLLANDER
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David Koyzis
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Although the Europe of the nineteenth century was quite different from our own world, God’s call to live out our salvation in Jesus Christ remains the same. The issues Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer grappled with are perennial ones that still face us today.
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Better than any award this publication could get is the fact that, for the first time in years, Christian Courier's print subscriptions are slowly on the rise again. THANK YOU!
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Have you diversified your reading? Homegrown news is already on its way to your province; subscribe in print for it to arrive at your door. Redemptive journalism, freshly shucked, at the sweet deal of $6 an issue. Grab your copy here.
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