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. First…
Last August, Christian Courier (CC) began a pilot project called Enemy Pen Pals. The plan was to connect CC readers who may disagree on a few key issues and invite them into regular correspondence with each other – the goal being not consensus but empathy. An open invitation went out in August, and by early…
In his 90 years, John Hofstee has been many things: a teacher, a banker, a factory worker, a book translator, the son of a truck driver, a father, grandfather, great-grandfather and also a Christian Courier writer. His first article, published in Dutch in 1960, was an explanation of the Canadian banking system. He was paid…
“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…
Since Blessed are the Undone came out, I’ve been invited to talk about faith deconstruction in classrooms, board rooms and churches – and once, maybe fittingly, in a working art studio, where every surface had a layer of colourful grit. At the All Canada Summit in Kitchener, Ontario, on November 7, I wore a T-shirt…
Dear reader, we’ve come to a leap-of-faith moment in this publication’s life. You’ve trusted Angela to curate redemptive news for you for the past 16 years, and many of you have trusted an editor or two before her. Now, as she steps down at the end of 2025, we’re asking you to trust us too…
When the first forerunner of Christian Courier was published in 1945, I was a four-year-old in the Netherlands, newly liberated from Nazi rule. The Hunger Winter was only three months behind us, and my first memory was of terrifyingly loud noises overnight. Only much later did I learn that the scary racket came from squadrons…
At age 11 I published my first newspaper, dubbing it Life and Times. Hand-printed on leftover notebook pages, produced in triplicate using carbon paper, the price was two cents per copy. Featured stories included: where I had gone on my bike that day; how my dog stole a package of cigarettes from the neighbour’s patio;…
I’m stepping down as Editor of Christian Courier (CC) in a few months. Since you were the one who hired me back in 2008, I thought you’d like to know. After Christmas, Meghan and Maaike will be taking over as co-editors – part of a succession plan that’s been in the works for a while….
Next month, the Christian Courier and several respected academic bodies in Toronto will collaborate in a conference titled Re-enchanting the World: Philosophy, Spirituality, Ecology and the Arts. The document that was circulated to invite potential contributors lists a wide array of relevant contemporary thinkers and a few older ones, mostly German philosophers of the turn…
The Board doesn’t know this yet – except for Jaime, who winced when I mentioned it to her over lunch in Fort Langley in June – but our editorial team has an idea that might solve polarization. It’s called Enemy Pen Pals. Through this experiment, I’ll start connecting Christian Courier (CC) subscribers who might, at…
“Where are you from?” a voice asked. I looked around. A woman in hiking shoes was seated near her young son. She must have noticed my daughter Robin and I taking photos of the stunning view in every direction – the bright blues of Kalamalka Lake and the ridges of the beautiful Okanagan mountains. “Ontario,”…
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