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Emergency field hospital being delivered to Samaritan’s Purse Canada On Tuesday, March 19, Samaritan’s Purse transported one of its Emergency Field Hospitals to Calgary to increase Samaritan’s Purse Canada’s capacity to launch international, life-saving medical responses. The hospital will be strategically positioned in the Samaritan’s Purse Canada warehouse and have customizable units that include an emergency room,…
Nigeria
Nigerian extremists repay Christian hospitality with murder Terrorist groups kidnapped about 687 people in northern Nigeria this week Nigerian extremists repay Christian hospitality with murder By Alex Anhalt The brutal persecution of Nigerian Christians continues. As violence builds and people lose their lives because of their relationships with Jesus, the Church in Nigeria urges the rest…
Persecuted for their faith
Pakistan: Gunman kills Christian youth Persecuted for their faith: On February 5, Sunil Masih and three other Christian youth were standing in a market of Punjab’s Gujranwala District when six men arrived on motorcycles. One of the men shouted, “Kill all the Christians.” At that point, a different man, Zaman Butt, opened fire, killing a…
New books by Canadian Authors
Contact your local Christian bookstore for a copy of any of the books featured below, click here for a list of Christian bookstores in Canada Keeping the Shiny Side up By Bernie Constable “Sometimes, life just takes you on a wild ride. I had wanted to learn to ride a motorcycle all my life. Finally…
A matter of Trust
New trust reporting rules may catch some unawares Are you the holder or beneficiary of an informal ‘in trust for’ (ITF) account? Are you named on an account or property title with your parent or adult child purely for convenience and/or estate planning purposes? Do you own a home together with your spouse but only…
Adam Smith, father of compassionate economics
Many people nowadays have little idea how Adam Smith’s economic ideas have shaped their lives for good. Can a rediscovery of the real Adam Smith rescue our muddled Canadian economy? In 1776, Smith’s second book The Wealth of the Nations was so popular that he became known as the Father of Economics and the Father…
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Fragment of an ancient diary: An Easter Story
Friday Here I am – numb. I don’t know what to do, where to go. I’m holed up here in a room that just last night was the scene of feasting, prayer and remembrance. But now appetite is gone, no prayer is left and every remembrance is tainted by the horror of this day. Jesus…
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